Nucleic acids encoding platelet derived growth factor-alpha receptors

ABSTRACT

The invention provides methods and compositions for treating diseases and conditions, which are associated with an abnormal PDGF level or response, such as cell proliferation, cell migration, extracellular matrix synthesis and secretion, and cell contraction. Exemplary diseases or disorders include cell proliferative diseases and fibrotic diseases. Exemplary fibrotic diseases include those resulting from a wound healing process, such as excessive scarring and PVR. Generally, the method comprise administering to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutically efficient amount of a nucleic acid encoding a mutated PDGFR. The invention further provides gel contraction assays for identifying compounds for treating or preventing the development of diseases involving cell contraction, e.g., fibrotic diseases.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Applications No.60/250,747, filed Dec. 1, 2000 and No. 60/289,103, filed May 7, 2001,the contents of which is specifically incorporated herein.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Fibrosis, the formation of excessive amounts of fibrotic or scar tissue,is a central issue in medicine. Scar tissue blocks arteries, immobilizesjoints and damages internal organs, wreaking havoc on the body's abilityto maintain vital functions. Every year, about 1.3 million people arehospitalized due to the damaging effects of fibrosis, yet doctors havefew therapeutics to help them control this dangerous condition. As aresult, they often see patients crippled, disfigured or killed byunwanted masses of uncontrollable scars.

Fibrosis can follow surgery in the form of adhesions, keloid tumors orhypertrophic (very severe) scarring. Fibrosis causes contractures andjoint dislocation following severe bums, wounds or orthopaedic injuries;it can occur in any organ and accompanies many disease states, such ashepatitis (liver cirrhosis), hypertension (heart failure), tuberculosis(pulmonary fibrosis), scleroderma (fibrotic skin and internal organs),diabetes (nephropathy) and atherosclerosis (fibrotic blood vessels).

Ironically, the very process designed to repair the body can lead todangerous complications. Like epoxy, scar tissue serves only astructural role. It fills in the gaps, but cannot contribute to thefunction of the organ in which it appears. For example, as fibrotic scartissue replaces heart muscle damaged by hypertension, the heart becomesless elastic and thus less able to do its job. Similarly, pulmonaryfibrosis causes the lungs to stiffen and decrease in size, a conditionthat can become life-threatening. Fibrotic growth can also proliferateand invade the healthy tissue that surrounds it even after the originalinjury heals. Too much scar tissue thus causes physiological roadblocksthat disfigure, cripple or kill.

In most cases, fibrosis is a reactive process, and several differentfactors can apparently modulate the pathways leading to tissue fibrosis.Such factors include the early inflammatory responses, local increase infibroblast cell populations, modulation of the synthetic function offibroblasts, and altered regulation of the biosynthesis and degradationof collagen.

One treatment approach, therefore, has been to target the earlyinflammatory response. Treatment with topical corticosteroids hasachieved limited success, if used early in fibrosis. However, steroidtherapy has little or no effect once scar tissue has already formed.Furthermore, prolonged administration of hydrocortisone, in pulmonaryfibrotic disease for example, may actually worsen the condition.

The second approach involves slowing the proliferation of those cellsresponsible for the increased collagen synthesis. Generally, thisinvolves fibroblast cells, except in the vasculature where smooth musclecells are responsible for collagen deposition. Compounds that have beenused to inhibit fibroblast proliferation include benzoic hydrazide, astaught by U.S. Pat. No. 5,374,660. Benzoic hydrazide has been shown tosuppress collagen synthesis and fibroblast proliferation, at least intissue culture cells. U.S. Pat. No. 5,358,959 teaches the use ofimidazole derivatives to inhibit the growth of fibroblasts by blockingthe calcium-activated potassium channel. This particular agent alsoinhibits the proliferation of endothelial cells and vascular smoothmuscle cells.

Likewise, a number of agents which affect smooth muscle cellproliferation have been tested. These compositions have includedheparin, coumarin, aspirin, fish oils, calcium antagonists, steroids,prostacyclin, rapamycin, dipyridamole, ultraviolet irradiation, gamma(.gamma.)-interferon, serotonin inhibitors, methotrexate andmycophenolic acid, either alone or in various combinations.

A number of treatments have been devised that are based on themodulation of the synthetic function of fibroblast or smooth musclecells. Like most cells, fibroblasts and smooth muscles cells aremodulated by cytokines (factors secreted in response to infection thatmodify the function of target cells). Gamma interferon is a lymphokine(a cytokine that is produced by lymphocytes) known to inhibit fibroblastproliferation and collagen synthesis. Likewise, the monokine (a cytokinethat is produced by macrophages) beta-interferon serves the samefunction. Thus, U.S. Pat. No. 5,312,621 teaches the use of thesecytokines in the treatment of fibrosis. Similarly, certain cytokineshave been tested for their effect on the proliferation and stimulationof collagen synthesis in smooth muscle cells. For example, U.S. Pat. No.5,268,358 is directed to the use of peptides that block the binding ofplatelet-derived growth factors to their receptors. U.S. Pat. No.5,304,541 is directed to chimeric transforming growth factor-beta(TGF-.beta.) peptides which block cell proliferation. U.S. Pat. No.5,308,622 is directed to conjugates comprising fibroblastic growthfactor (FGF) and cytotoxic agents. U.S. Pat. No. 5,326,559 is directedto interleukin-2 targeted molecules. Although promising, many of theseagents and compositions have known and serious side effects and,consequently, limited effectiveness.

The final treatment strategy involves directly influencing themetabolism of collagen and the other components of fibrotic tissue.Thus, drugs that interfere with the biosynthesis, accumulation andcatabolism of collagen have been used in the treatment of fibrosis. Manydrugs are used to inhibit collagen synthesis, including derivatives ofpyridone, alkadiene, benzoquinone, pyridine, oxalylamino acid andproline analogs. However, all of these drugs suffer from the drawback ofalso inhibiting the normal, and required, synthesis of collagen as wellas the detrimental synthesis that occurs during fibrosis.

One of the most important pathologies for which fibrosis is acontributing factor is cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease isthe leading cause of death in the Western world. In the United States itaccounted for 930,000 deaths in 1990. There are an estimated 1.5 millionheart attacks per year in the U.S. that result in more than 500,000deaths annually.

Another fibrotic disease is proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR), whichis characterized by the formation of a membrane in front and/or behindthe retina, which is composed of ECM and cells. Some of the eventsthought to contribute to pathogenesis include migration of the retinalpigment epithelial (RPE) cells and retinal glial cells (Muller cells),and synthesis of extracellular molecules such as collagen. Pastor, J. C.(1998) Surv. Ophthalmol. 43:3. Extracellular matrix (ECM) componentssuch as collagen bind to cells via integrins such as α2β1, and thisinteraction is likely to be integral to contraction. Schiro, J. A. etal. (1991) Cell 67:403; Gullberg, D. A. et al. (1990) Exp. Cell Res.186:264. The typical PVR membrane is mainly composed of collagen I, II,and III, Jerdan, J. A. et al. (1989) Ophthalmology 96:801, and is foundon the inner or outer surface of the retina, or along the posteriorportion of the vitreous, Michels, R. G. et al. (1990) Retinal Detachment1990:669.

Contraction of the epiretinal membrane results in tractional retinaldetachment (TRD). Michels, R. G. et al. (1990) Retinal Detachment1990:669; Pastor, J. C. (1998) Surv. Opthalmol. 43:3. Once the retinaloses its functional contact with the underlying layer of retinalpigment epithelial (RPE) cells, it is irreversibly damaged due toapoptosis of the photoreceptors. Berglin, L. et al. (1997) Graefes Arch.Clin. Exp. Ophthalmol. 235:306; Cook, B. et al. (1995) Invest.Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 36:990. PVR occurs in up to 10% of patientsundergoing surgery to reattach the retina. The Retina SocietyTerminology Committee (1983) Opthalmology 90:121. The prognosis for anindividual afflicted by PVR is generally poor, and 20 to 40% of thepatients lose their vision despite additional retinal reattachmentsurgeries. Michels, R. G. et al. (1990) Retinal Detachment 1990:669.

Growth factors such as transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β), Connor, T.B. et al. (1989) J. Clin. Invest. 83:1661; Kon, C. H. et al. (1999)Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 40:705, and platelet-derived growth factor(PDGF), Robbins, S. G. et al. (1994) Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci.35:3649; Campochiaro, P. A. et al. (1985) Arch. Ophthalmol. 103:576;Campochiaro, P. A. et al. (1994) J. Cell Sci. 107:2459; Cassidy, L. etal (1998) Br. J. Ophthalmol. 82:181; Garcia-Layana, A. et al. (1997)Curr. Eye Res. 16:556, are believed to play an important role inpromoting the events which contribute to fibrotic diseases, such as PVR.Other growth factors, such as hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), Lashkari,K. et al. (1999) Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 40:149, basic fibroblastgrowth factor (bFGF), or interleukin-6 (IL-6), Kon, C. H. et al. (1999)Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 40:705; Cassidy, L. et al. (1998) Br. J.Ophthalmol. 82:181, have also been implicated.

PDGF is a potent mitogen for fibroblasts, and induces DNA synthesis,chemotaxis, and sometimes serves as a survival factor. Two PDGF genehave been identified, and they encode the PDGF-A and PDGF-B chain.Biologically active PDGF is either a homo- or heterodimer, thereforethere are three kinds of combinations, PDGF-AA, -AB, and -BB. Thereceptor for PDGF is a homo- or heterodimer of the α and β subunits. Thereceptor subunits differ in their affinity for ligand, and hence thecomposition of receptor subunits is in part dependent on the isoform ofPDGF. For instance, PDGF-AA only binds to αα homodimer, -AB to αα homo-or αβ heterodimer, and -BB binds to any subunit combination. In thestudies described herein, we focus on the PDGF α receptor (αPDGFR),which is a homodimer of the α subunits, and can be assembled by any ofthe three PDGF isoforms. PDGF dimerizes the αPDGFR, leading toactivation of the receptor's tyrosine activity, which is encoded in theintracellular domain of the receptor. Activation of the receptor'skinase as a prerequisite for subsequent signal relay and biologicalresponses, such as cell migration, proliferation, synthesis andsecretion of ECM, as well as contraction. The αPDGFR can be activated byany of the PDGF isoforms (AA, AB, BB), including the newly discoveredPDGF-CC isoform. Li, X. et al. (2000) Nat. Cell Biol. 2:302. Ligandbinding activates the receptor, whereupon it becomes tyrosinephosphorylated and associates with a variety of SH2 domain-containingsignaling enzymes. These include Src family kinases, the phosphotyrosinephosphatase SHP-2, phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K), and phospholipaseC-γ1 (PLCγ). These signaling enzymes are required to mediatePDGF-dependent cellular responses, and different pathways seem to beinvolved in different biological reactions. For instance, PI3K isrequired to drive cells into S phase, whereas the combination of Srcfamily kinase, PI3K, and PLCγ are necessary for PDGF-dependentchemotaxis. Rosenkranz, S. et al. (1999) J. Biol. Chem. 274:28335.

Thus, it is desirable to have efficient agents for treating fibroticdiseases, such as PVR, as well as methods for identifying agents fortreating fibrotic diseases.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In one embodiment, the invention provides methods and compositions fortreating or preventing diseases that are associated with an abnormalPDGF level or PDGF-indcued biological response, such as cellproliferation, cell migration, extracellular matrix synthesis orsecretion, and cell contraction. In a preferred embodiment, theinvention provides methods and compositions for treating or preventingproliferative diseases, such as fibrotic diseases, e.g., proliferativevitreoretinopath (PVR), liver cirrhosis, pulmonary fibrosis, kidneyfibrosis, scleroderma, keloids, hypertrophic scars, skin wound healingand atherosclerosis. The method preferably includes administering to asubject in need thereof, an amount of an agent sufficient to reduce abiological activity of PDGF. For example, the agent may inhibit receptortyrosine kinases, e.g., platelet derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR).In an even more preferred embodiment, the agent inhibits at least partof the signal transduction from the αPDGFR. For example, the agentinhibits activation of a Src family kinase, e.g., phosphoinositide3-kinase (PI3K) and phospholipase C-γ1 (PLCγ).

The agent for use in the methods of the invention can be a compoundwhich inhibits receptor tyrosine kinases, e.g., PDGFRs. A preferredagent is a compound which prevents at least part of the signaltransduction from such a receptor. The agent can be a small molecule, apeptide, or a nucleic acid. A preferred agent is a mutated form of areceptor tyrosine kinase, which acts, e.g., by competition with thewildtype receptor. Even more preferred agents are mutants of αPDGFR orβPDGFR, such as those further described herein. Other agents that can beused include ligands which compete with the naturally occurring ligand,e.g., with PDGF.

The agents can be administered together with a pharmaceutical carrier orexcipient. In a preferred embodiment, the agent is administered locallyto a subject in need thereof, e.g., in the eye in the case ofproliferative vitreoretinopathy.

If the agent is a peptide or protein, e.g., a mutant of αPDGFR, theagent can be administered to a subject as a nucleic acid encoding thepeptide or protein. The nucleic acid can be administered as naked DNA,or it can be combined with an agent facilitating its delivery, e.g.,liposomes. A preferred method of administering a nucleic acid is byadministering a viral vector containing the nucleic acid. The viralvector can be, e.g., an adenovirus, an adenovirus-associated virus(AAV), a herpes virus, a papillomavirus, or a retrovirus. In a preferredembodiment, a viral vector encoding a truncated αPDGFR is administeredto a subject having or being likely to develop, a fibrotic disease.

In some embodiments, it may be desirable to target the agent or thevector encoding the agent to a specific tissue, e.g., retina. This canbe acccomplished by various means, e.g., by using a viral vector that isspecific for the desired target tissue. Alternatively, the viral vectoror liposome or other carrier can be modified to express on its surface amolecule that will interact with a molecule on the surface of the targettissue.

The agents for use in the methods are also within the scope of theinvention. Preferred agents include mutant αPDGFRs and mutant βPDGFRsand nucleic acids encoding such. For example, the invention providespolypeptides comprising an amino acid sequence having the generalstructure X-Y-Z, wherein Y consists of a portion of platelet derivedgrowth factor-alpha receptor (PDGFαR) consisting essentially of aminoacids 1 to about 589; amino acids 21 to about 589; or amino acids 25 toabout 589 of SEQ ID NO: 2; X and Z consist of at least one amino acid,wherein, if Z is more than one amino acid, Z does not have the aminoacid sequence of human PDGFαR located downstream of about amino acid589. Y can also be amino acids 1 to about 561 of SEQ ID NO: 25 (betaPDGFR). In one embodiment, X and Z are absent. In another embodiment,the invention provides polypeptides consisting essentially of,comprising or consisting of, the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ IDNO: 4, 6, 8, or 10 (PDGFRalpha mutants) or SEQ ID NO: 16, 18, 20, 22, or24 (PDGFR beta mutants). These polypeptides may lack the signal peptide.

Other preferred agents of the invention are nucleic acids encoding amutant PDGFR polypeptide, e.g., nucleic acids comprising or consistingof the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 3, 5, 7, 9, 15, 17,19, 21 and 23. These nucleic acids are preferably operably linked to atleast one transcriptional regulatory element, and may be part of avector. The invention further provides pharmaceutical compositionsincluding a nucleic acid or polypeptide of the invention, and methodsfor preparing such pharmaceutical compositions.

The invention further provides assays for identifying agents which canbe used to treat fibrotic diseases and/or diseases associated with anabnormal contraction of cells. In a preferred embodiment, the assaycomprises contacting cells, e.g., fibroblasts, with an agent anddetermining whether the cells contracted. In an even more preferredembodiment, the cells and the agent are suspended in a matrix, e.g., acollagen matrix. It has been shown herein that use of this in vitroassay correlates with in vivo tests of activity of compounds.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1A shows a diagram of the human αPDGFR, indicating the last aminoacid of the truncated receptor and the position of each point mutation.A stop codon terminates the truncated receptor such that the cytoplasmicdomain encodes only the juxtamembrane domain. For the other mutationsthe amino acid sequence of the wild type receptor is indicated in thetop line, and the amino acid change present in the mutant receptor isshown in the bottom line. The numbers indicate the position of each ofthe mutations. TM: transmembrane domain; TRUNC: truncated receptor;E587K: glutamic acid at position 587 was changed to lysine; T665M:threonine at position 665 was changed to methionine; D818N: asparticacid at position 818 was changed to asparagine; V859M: valine ofposition 859 was changed to methionine.

FIG. 1B shows a Western blot of cell lysates from NIH 3T3 cells infectedwith a replication-incompetent retrovirus harboring one of theplatelet-derived growth factor α receptor (αPDGFR) mutant indicated inFIG. 1B or empty vector (EMP) incubated with antibody against αPDGFR(top panel) or Ras GTP-activating protein (RasGAP; lysate control,bottom panel). Two distinct sizes of αPDGFR were detected at around 190kDa (full-length receptor, top arrow) and about 120 kDa (truncatedreceptor, bottom arrow). The point mutants migrated slightly faster thanendogenous wild type receptor.

FIG. 2A shows Western blots of anti-αPDGFR antibody (27P)immunoprecipitated protein from NIH 3T3 cells expressing a mutantreceptor or the empty expression vector (EMP), which were serum starvedovernight, and exposed to either buffer (−) or 50 ng/ml of PDGF-AA (+)for 5 minutes, and incubated with an anti-phosphotyrosine (P-Y) antibody(top panel), or with an anti-αPDGFR antibody (bottom panel) afterstripping of the anti-phosphotyrosine antibody. In both panels, thearrow indicates the mature αPDGFR, while the arrowhead points to theimmature form of the receptor. IP: immunoprecipitation; IB: immunoblot(western); the abbreviations for the receptor mutants are detailed inthe legend of FIG. 1.

FIG. 2B shows a Western blot of lysates from cells that were stimulatedas described in FIG. 2A, incubated with anti-phospho-Erk (P-Erk, toppanel) or anti-Ras GTP-activating protein (RasGAP; lysate control,bottom panel) antibody. The arrowheads point to the p44 and p42 forms ofErk, both of which are activated by growth factors such as PDGF.

FIG. 3A shows a Western blot of anti-αPDGFR antibody 292immunoprecipitated proteins from lysates from NIH 3T3 cells expressingan empty vector (EMP) or the indicated mutant receptors, which wereserum starved, and exposed to either buffer (−) or 50 ng/ml of PDGF-AA(+) for 5 minutes, or from Fα cells (positive control), incubated withanti-phosphotyrosine (P-Y) antibody (top panel), or an anti-αPDGFRantibody (bottom panel) after stripping of the anti-phosphotyrosineantibody. IP: immunoprecipitation; IB: immunoblot (western); theabbreviations for the receptor mutants are detailed in the legend ofFIG. 1.

FIG. 3B shows an autoradiography of an SDS-PAGE gel containing in vitrokinase reaction assays of mutant αPDGFRs, immunoprecipitated from NIH3T3cells treated as described in FIG. 3A, with the 292 antibody andincubated with Glutathione S-transferase fusion phospholipase C-gamma(GST-PLCγ), an exogenous substrate, and [³²P]-γ ATP. The arrowheadindicates the position of GST-PLCγ.

FIG. 4 is a histogram showing the amount of fold induction of[³H]-thymidine incorporated in NIH 3T3 cells expressing either emptyvector (EMP) or the indicated mutant, that were serum starved for 48hours, then incubated with platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-AA (50ng/ml); Fetal bovine serum (FBS;10%); or buffer for 22 hours, relativeto unstimulated samples.

FIG. 5 is a Western blot of cell lysates from primary rabbitconjunctival fibroblasts (RCFs) transfected with the empty expressionvector (EMP) or the indicated receptor mutant, incubated withanti-αPDGFR antibody (upper panel) or anti-Ras GTP-activating protein(RasGAP; lower panel). The arrowheads point to the mature and thetruncated receptors. IB: immunoblot (western); the abbreviations for thereceptor mutants are detailed in the legend of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6A is a diagram showing the Fastenberg stage of PVR at day 7 aftersurgery in eyes of rabbits in which RCFs containing the empty vector(EMP) or a αPDGFR mutant were injected (day 0). Each circle representsan individual (there were 9 or 10 in each group) and the horizontal barindicates the mean of the group. The abbreviations for the receptormutants are detailed in the legend of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6B is a diagram showing the Fastenberg stage of PVR at day 28 aftersurgery in eyes of rabbits in which RCFs containing the empty vector(EMP) or a αPDGFR mutant were injected (day 0).

FIG. 7A shows the level of contraction of Fα cells plated in a collagentype I gel in DMEM supplemented with 5 mg/ml BSA and the indicatedamount of rabbit vitreous. The gel diameter was measured at the start ofthe experiment and after 48 hours, and the extent of contraction wascalculated by subtracting these two values.

FIG. 7B shows the effect of anti-TGFβ or control IgG (100 μg/ml) oncontraction of Fα cells plated in a collagen type I gel in DMEMsupplemented with vitreous (20%) or TGFβ1 (10 ng/ml). Double asterisks(**) indicates P<0.01, by t-test compared to the control (controlIgG+20% vitreous). The gel diameter was measured at the start of theexperiment and after 48 hours, and the extent of contraction wascalculated by subtracting these two values.

FIG. 7C shows the contraction of F cells devoid of PDGFRs (FCX²) orexpressing the βPDGFR (Fβ) or αPDGFR (Fα) plated in a collagen type Igel in DMEM supplemented with buffer (−) or vitreous (+) to a finalconcentration of 20% and added to the indicated cell lines. Contractionwas scored at the 48 hours time point. Fα cells responded significantlybetter than either FCX² (P<0.01, by t-test) or Fβ cells (P<0.01, byt-test). N.S.=no significance.

FIG. 8A shows the contraction of cells expressing no PDGFRs (FCX²), theαPDGFR (Fα), or the βPDGFR (Fβ) plated in a collagen type I gel in thepresence of buffer. The gel diameter was measured after 24, 48, or 72hours. The data shown are the mean±standard deviation. Single asterisk(*) indicates P<0.05 and double asterisks (**) indicate P<0.01 comparedto FCX² cells.

FIG. 8B shows the contraction of cells expressing no PDGFRs (FCX²), theαPDGFR (Fα) , or the βPDGFR (Fβ) plated in a collagen type I gel in thepresence of 10% FBS. The gel diameter was measured after 24, 48, or 72hours. The data shown are the mean±standard deviation. Single asterisk(*) indicates P<0.05 and double asterisks (**) indicate P<0.01 comparedto FCX² cells.

FIG. 8C shows the contraction of cells expressing no PDGFRs (FCX²), theαPDGFR (Fα), or the βPDGFR (Fβ) plated in a collagen type I gel in thepresence of 50 ng/ml PDGF-BB. The gel diameter was measured after 24,48, or 72 hours. The data shown are the mean±standard deviation. Singleasterisk (*) indicates P<0.05 and double asterisks (**) indicate P<0.01compared to FCX² cells.

FIG. 8D shows the contraction of cells expressing no PDGFRs (FCX²), theαPDGFR (Fα), or the βPDGFR (Fβ) plated in a collagen type I gel in thepresence of 1 ng/ml TGFβ1. The gel diameter was measured after 24, 48,or 72 hours. The data shown are the mean±standard deviation. Singleasterisk (*) indicates P<0.05 and double asterisks (**) indicate P<0.01compared to FCX² cells. The cross (†) indicates P<0.05 compared to theFβWT cells.

FIG. 9A is a Western blot of anti-αPDGFR antibody precipitated proteinsfrom F cells expressing the α-PDGFR, which were serum starved overnight,and then left unstimulated (0), or stimulated with 50 ng/ml of PDGF-BBor 1 ng/ml of TGFβ1 for the time indicated, incubated withanti-phosphotyrosine antibody (top panel) or with an anti-αPDGFRantibody (bottom panel) after stripping of the anti-phosphotyrosineantibody.

FIG. 9B is Western blot of anti-βPDGFR antibody precipitated proteinsfrom F cells expressing the β-PDGFR, which were serum starved overnight,and then left unstimulated (0), or stimulated with 50 ng/ml of PDGF-BBor 1 ng/ml of TGFβ1 for the time indicated, incubated withanti-phosphotyrosine antibody (top panel) or with an anti-βPDGFRantibody (bottom panel) after stripping of the anti-phosphotyrosineantibody.

FIG. 10A is a Western blot of lysates from cells transfected with theindicated αPDGFR mutants or the WT αPDGFR, incubated with an antibodyspecific for either αPDGFR (upper panel) or Ras-GTP activating protein(lower panel). The arrow points to the glycosylated mature form of thereceptor (180 kDa), whereas the 160 kDa species is the immature form ofthe receptor.

FIG. 10B shows Western blots of anti-αPDGFR antibody immunoprecipitatedproteins from lysates of F cells expressing various αPDGFR mutants orthe WT receptor, which were either left resting (−) or stimulated with50 ng/ml PDGF-BB (+) for 5 minutes, and incubated withanti-phosphotyrosine antibodies (P-Y) or with anti-αPDGFR antibody.Portions of the membrane that contained the proteins of the appropriatemolecular mass were immunoblotted for PLCγ, the regulatory subunit ofPI3K (p85), or SHP-2.

FIG. 10C shows a chromatogram exposed to X-ray film showing radioactivephosphatidylinositol phosphate (PIP) of a PI3K activity assay usingaliquots of the immunoprecipitates used in FIG. 10B, thereby detectingPI3K that has co-precipitated with the αPDGFR.

FIG. 11B is a histogram showing the contraction of cells expressing theindicated αPDGFRs plated in a collagen type I gel in the presence of FBS(10%).

FIG. 11A is a histogram showing the contraction of cells expressing theindicated αPDGFRs plated in a collagen type I gel in the presence ofbuffer.

FIG. 11C is a histogram showing the contraction of cells expressing theindicated αPDGFRs plated in a collagen type I gel in the presence ofPDGF-BB (50 ng/ml). The double-asterisk (**) in the graph indicatessignificant difference (P<0.01 by Unpaired t-test) compared to the FαWTcells.

FIG. 11D is a histogram showing the contraction of cells expressing theindicated αPDGFRs plated in a collagen type I gel in the presence ofTGFβ1 (1 ng/ml). The double-asterisk (**) in the graph indicatessignificant difference (P<0.01 by Unpaired t-test) compared to the FαWTcells.

FIG. 12A shows the PVR score of PVR induced by introducing F cellsexpressing the indicated αPDGFR into the vitreous of the rabbit eyes at28 days after the surgery. The mean value and standard error of thescores in a group were indicated. The asterisk (*) in the graphindicates significant difference (P<0.05 by Mann-Whitney U test)compared to the FαWT cells, and the double-asterisk (**) indicatesP<0.01.

FIG. 12B shows the PVR score of PVR induced by introducing F cellsexpressing the indicated αPDGFR into the vitreous of the rabbit eyes at28 days after the surgery. The mean value and standard error of thescores in a group were indicated. The asterisk (*) in the graphindicates significant difference (P<0.05 by Mann-Whitney U test)compared to the FαWT cells, and the double-asterisk (**) indicatesP<0.01.

FIG. 13A shows the correlation of the mean PVR score after 28 days andthe mean contraction activity (from FIG. 11) in response to TGFβ.TGFβ-dependent contraction activity of each αPDGFR mutant significantlycorrelates with the PVR score (P=0.0287, by Spearman's Rankcorrelation).

FIG. 13B shows the correlation of the mean PVR score after 28 days andthe mean contraction activity (from FIG. 11) in response to PDGF-BB. Thecorrelation between PDGF-dependent contraction and the PVR score was ofborderline significance (P=0.0512).

FIG. 14 shows a model for the relationship between TGFβ andαPDGFR-driven PVR.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION General

The invention is based at least in part on the observation that mutatedPDGFR polypeptides can inhibit the development of PVR in an animal modelof PVR. This inhibitory effect occurs even in the presence of wild typereceptors. Thus, expression of such mutated PDGFR polypeptides caninhibit the development or progression of diseases associated with anabnormal PDGF level or response, such as fibrotic diseases, of which PVRis one example. The invention is also based on the demonstration thatPLCγ and PI3K are involved in the development of PVR. The invention isalso based on the development of a gel contraction assay and theobservation that there is a strong correlation between the ability oftest compounds to prevent cell contraction is the gel contraction assayand their ability to prevent PVR. It has also been shown that celllines, as opposed to primary cell cultures can be used for this assay.

Accordingly, in one embodiment, the invention provides methods andcompositions for treating diseases and conditions, which are associatedwith an abnormal PDGF level or response, such as cell proliferation,cell migration, extracellular matrix synthesis and secretion, and cellcontraction. Exemplary diseases or disorders include cell proliferativediseases and fibrotic diseases. Exemplary fibrotic diseases includethose resulting from a wound healing process, such as excessive scarringand PVR. Generally, the method comprise administering to a subject inneed thereof a pharmaceutically efficient amount of a compound whichinhibits a PDGF-induced biological response, such as cell proliferation,cell migration, extracellular matrix synthesis and secretion, and cellcontraction, such that at least certain symptoms of the disease haveameliorated. For example, a compound is injected into the eye of asubject having PVR, such that PVR is prevented or treated.

In one embodiment of the invention, the compositions of the inventioncomprise a mutated PDGFR polypeptide, e.g., a mutated αPDGFRpolypeptide. The mutated polypeptide can be a truncated receptor or areceptor having a mutation in one or more amino acids. In a preferredembodiment, the compositions of the invention comprise a nucleic acidencoding a mutated PDGFR polypeptide. The nucleic acid is preferablyoperably linked to transcriptional regulatory elements, and may be partof a vector. Other compounds within the invention include thoseidentified by the gel contraction assay described herein.

In yet another embodiment, the invention provides methods for treatingor preventing fibrotic diseases, e.g., PVR, comprising contacting targetcells with compounds that inhibit PLCγ and PI3K.

The invention further provides gel contraction assays for identifyingcompounds which prevent the development of fibrotic diseases. Generally,the assays comprise contacting cells with a test compound and asubstance known to stimulate contaction of the cells and determiningwhether the contraction of the cells is inhibited or not in the presenceof the test compound relative to the absence of the test compound.

Definitions

For convenience, the meaning of certain terms and phrases employed inthe specification, examples, and appended claims are provided below. Itis also to be understood that the terminology used herein is for thepurpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended tobe limiting.

It must be noted that, as used in the specification and the appendedclaims, the singular forms “a,” “an” and “the” include plural referentsunless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Thus, for example,reference to “a mutation” includes two or more such mutations, and thelike.

The term “PDGFR” or “Platelet Derived Growth Factor Receptor” is usedinterchangeably herein with PDGFR chain” and refers to a polypeptide towhich PDGF binds and causes the receptor or chain to associate withanother receptor or chain. In a preferred embodiment, a PDGFR is αPDGFRhaving the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2 or βPDGFRhaving the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 14. The termPDGFR also encompasses naturally occuring alleles of PDGFR. In certainsituations, which should be obvious from the context, a PDGFR refers toa complex of two PDGFR chains.

The terms “PDGFR alpha”, “αPDGFR”, “PDGFRα”, and “PDGFαR” are usedinterchangeably herein. The terms “PDGFR beta”, “βPDGFR”, “PDGFRβ”, and“PDGFβR” are used interchangeably herein.

The term “mutated PDGFR chain” or “mutated PDGFR” refers to a PDGFRwhich contains at least one mutation. The mutated PDGFR, also referredto as “mutant” can be a truncation mutation, a dominant negative mutant,or a PDGFR in which one or more amino acids are substituted, deleted oradded. When refering to a mutated receptor having two chains, a mutatedreceptor refers to a receptor in which at least one of the two chainscontains at least one mutation.

“Cell proliferative disorders” refers to disorders wherein unwanted cellproliferation of one or more subste to fcells in a multicellularorganism occurs resulting in harm or undesired esthetic results. Cellproliferative disorders include cancers, fibrotic diseases, and bloodvessel proliferative diseases.

As used herein, the term “fibrosis” means those disorders or diseasestates that are caused by the abnormal deposition of scar tissue.Fibrosis includes, but is not limited to, cardiovascular fibrosis suchas that associated with left ventricular hypertrophy, myocardialinfarctions, and myocarditis. Fibrosis also includes allarteriosclerotic disorders. Fibrosis also includes pulmonary fibrosis,adult respiratory distress syndrome, inflammatory disorders,sclerodermas, cirrhosis, keloids, and hypertrophic scars.

A disease or disorder “associated with a defect in a PDGFR-mediatedbiological activity, such as proliferation, migration, contraction andextracellular matrix synthesis and secretion” refers generally to adisease or disorder, in which treatment according to the invention isbeneficial. It is preferably a disease or disorder which is caused atleast in part by an abnormal amount of PDGF or other molecule in thePDGF pathway, in particular an abnormally high amount of PDGF, or adefect in PDGF signaling.

“A therapeutically effective amount” of a compound is an amount whichresults in therapeutic effect in the subject to whom it wasadministered.

The term “PDGFR therapeutic” refers to a mutated PDGFR, or nucleic acidencoding such, having therapeutically beneficial effects, e.g., in thetreatment or prevention of PVR.

A “delivery complex” shall mean a targeting means (e.g. a molecule thatresults in higher affinity binding of a gene, protein, polypeptide orpeptide to a target cell surface and/or increased cellular or nuclearuptake by a target cell). Examples of targeting means include: sterols(e.g. cholesterol), lipids (e.g. a cationic lipid, virosome orliposome), viruses (e.g. adenovirus, adeno-associated virus, andretrovirus) or target cell specific binding agents (e.g. ligandsrecognized by target cell specific receptors). Preferred complexes aresufficiently stable in vivo to prevent significant uncoupling prior tointernalization by the target cell. However, the complex is cleavableunder appropriate conditions within the cell so that the gene, protein,polypeptide or peptide is released in a functional form.

The term “isolated” as used herein with respect to nucleic acids, suchas DNA or RNA, refers to molecules separated from other DNAs, or RNAs,respectively, that are present in the natural source of themacromolecule. For example, an isolated nucleic acid encoding one of thesubject PDGFR polypeptides preferably includes no more than 10 kilobases(kb) of nucleic acid sequence which naturally immediately flanks thePDGFR gene in genomic DNA, more preferably no more than 5 kb of suchnaturally occurring flanking sequences, and most preferably less than1.5 kb of such naturally occurring flanking sequence. The term isolatedas used herein also refers to a nucleic acid or peptide that issubstantially free of cellular material, viral material, or culturemedium when produced by recombinant DNA techniques, or chemicalprecursors or other chemicals when chemically synthesized. Moreover, an“isolated nucleic acid” is meant to include nucleic acid fragments whichare not naturally occurring as fragments and would not be found in thenatural state. The term “isolated” is also used herein to refer topolypeptides which are isolated from other cellular proteins and ismeant to encompass both purified and recombinant polypeptides.

“Non-human animals” of the invention include mammalians such as rodents,non-human primates, sheep, dog, cow, chickens, amphibians, reptiles,etc. Preferred non-human animals are selected from the rodent familyincluding rat and mouse and most preferably human.

As used herein, the term “nucleic acid” refers to polynucleotides suchas deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), and, where appropriate, ribonucleic acid(RNA). The term should also be understood to include, as equivalents,analogs of either RNA or DNA made from nucleotide analogs, and, asapplicable to the embodiment being described, single (sense orantisense) and double-stranded polynucleotides.

As used herein, the term “promoter” means a DNA sequence that regulatesexpression of a selected DNA sequence operably linked to the promoter,and which effects expression of the selected DNA sequence in cells. Theterm encompasses “tissue specific” promoters, i.e. promoters, whicheffect expression of the selected DNA sequence only in specific cells(e.g. cells of a specific tissue). The term also covers so-called“leaky” promoters, which regulate expression of a selected DNA primarilyin one tissue, but cause expression in other tissues as well. The termalso encompasses non-tissue specific promoters and promoters thatconstitutively express or that are inducible (i.e. expression levels canbe controlled).

The terms “protein”, “polypeptide” and “peptide” are usedinterchangeably herein when referring to a gene product.

The term “recombinant protein” refers to a polypeptide of the presentinvention which is produced by recombinant DNA techniques, whereingenerally, DNA encoding a PDGFR polypeptide is inserted into a suitableexpression vector which is in turn used to transform a host cell toproduce the heterologous protein. Moreover, the phrase “derived from”,with respect to a recombinant PDGFR gene, is meant to include within themeaning of “recombinant protein” those proteins having an amino acidsequence of a native PDGFR polypeptide, or an amino acid sequencesimilar thereto which is generated by mutations including substitutionsand deletions (including truncation) of a naturally occurring form ofthe polypeptide.

“Small molecule” as used herein, is meant to refer to a composition,which has a molecular weight of less than about 5 kD and most preferablyless than about 4 kD. Small molecules can be nucleic acids, peptides,polypeptides, peptidomimetics, carbohydrates, lipids or other organic(carbon containing) or inorganic molecules. Many pharmaceuticalcompanies have extensive libraries of chemical and/or biologicalmixtures, often fungal, bacterial, or algal extracts, which can bescreened with any of the assays of the invention.

“Transcriptional regulatory sequence” is a generic term used throughoutthe specification to refer to DNA sequences, such as initiation signals,enhancers, and promoters, which induce or control transcription ofprotein coding sequences with which they are operably linked. Inpreferred embodiments, transcription of one of the PDGFR genes is underthe control of a promoter sequence (or other transcriptional regulatorysequence), which controls the expression of the recombinant gene in acell-type in which expression is intended. It will also be understoodthat the recombinant gene can be under the control of transcriptionalregulatory sequences which are the same or which are different fromthose sequences, which control transcription of the naturally-occurringforms of PDGFR polypeptides.

As used herein, the term “transgene” means a nucleic acid sequence(encoding, e.g., one of the mutated PDGFR polypeptides), which has orwill be introduced into a cell. A transgene could be partly or entirelyheterologous, i.e., foreign, to the transgenic animal or cell into whichit is introduced, or, is homologous to an endogenous gene of thetransgenic animal or cell into which it is introduced, but which isdesigned to be inserted, or is inserted, into the animal's genome insuch a way as to alter the genome of the cell into which it is inserted(e.g., it is inserted at a location which differs from that of thenatural gene or its insertion results in a knockout). A transgene canalso be present in a cell in the form of an episome. A transgene caninclude one or more transcriptional regulatory sequences and any othernucleic acid, such as introns, that may be necessary for optimalexpression of a selected nucleic acid.

The term “treating” as used herein is intended to encompass curing aswell as ameliorating at least one symptom of the condition or disease.

The term “vector” refers to a nucleic acid molecule capable oftransporting another nucleic acid to which it has been linked. One typeof preferred vector is an episome, i.e., a nucleic acid capable ofextra-chromosomal replication. Preferred vectors are those capable ofautonomous replication and/or expression of nucleic acids to which theyare linked. Vectors capable of directing the expression of genes towhich they are operatively linked are referred to herein as “expressionvectors”. In general, expression vectors of utility in recombinant DNAtechniques are often in the form of “plasmids” which refer generally tocircular double stranded DNA loops which, in their vector form are notbound to the chromosome. In the present specification, “plasmid” and“vector” are used interchangeably as the plasmid is the most commonlyused form of vector. However, the invention is intended to include suchother forms of expression vectors which serve equivalent functions andwhich become known in the art subsequently hereto.

As used herein, the term “transfection” means the introduction of anucleic acid, e.g., via an expression vector, into a recipient cell bynucleic acid-mediated gene transfer. “Transformation”, as used herein,refers to a process in which a cell's genotype is changed as a result ofthe cellular uptake of exogenous DNA or RNA.

As used herein, the expressions “cell,” “cell line,” and “cell culture”are used interchangeably and all such designations include progeny.Thus, the words “transformants” and “transformed cells” include theprimary subject cell and cultures derived therefrom without regard forthe number of transfers. It is also understood that all progeny may notbe precisely identical in DNA content, due to deliberate or inadvertentmutations. Mutant progeny that have the same function or biologicalactivity as screened for in the originally transformed cell areincluded. Where distinct designations are intended, it will be clearfrom the context.

A nucleic acid is “operably linked” to another nucleic acid when it isplaced into a functional relationship with another nucleic acidsequence. For example, DNA for a presequence or secretory leader isoperably linked to DNA for a polypeptide if it is expressed as apreprotein that participates in the secretion of the polypeptide; apromoter or enhancer is operably linked to a coding sequence if itaffects the transcription of the sequence; or a ribosome binding site isoperably linked to a coding sequence if it is positioned so as tofacilitate translation. Generally, “operably linked” means that the DNAsequences being linked are contiguous and, in the case of a secretoryleader, contiguous and in reading phase. Linking is accomplished byligation at convenient restriction sites. If such sites do not exist,the synthetic oligonucleotide adaptors or linkers are used in accordancewith conventional practice.

As used herein, the twenty conventional amino acids and theirabbreviations follow conventional usage (Immunology—A Synthesis, 2ndEdition, E. S. Golub and D. R. Gren, Eds., Sinauer Associates,Sunderland, Mass. (1991), which is incorporated herein by reference).Stereoisomers (e.g., D-amino acids) of the twenty conventional aminoacids, unnatural amino acids such as, α,α-disubstituted amino acids,N-alkyl amino acids, lactic acid, and other unconventional amino acidsmay also be suitable components for polypeptides of the presentinvention. Examples of unconventional amino acids include:4-hydroxyproline, γ-carboxyglutamate, ε-N,N,N-trimethyllysine,ε-N-acetyllysine, O-phosphoserine, N-acetylserine, N-formylmethionine,3-methylhistidine, 5-hydroxylysine, ω-N-methylarginine, and othersimilar amino acids and imino acids (e.g., 4-hydroxyproline). In thepolypeptide notation used herein, the lefthand direction is the aminoterminal direction and the righthand direction is the carboxy-terminaldirection, in accordance with standard usage and convention. Similarly,unless specified otherwise, the lefthand end of single-strandedpolynucleotide sequences is the 5′ end; the lefthand direction ofdouble-stranded polynucleotide sequences is referred to as the 5′direction. The direction of 5′ to 3′ addition of nascent RNA transcriptsis referred to as the transcription direction; sequence regions on theDNA strand having the same sequence as the RNA and which are 5′ to the5′ end of the RNA transcript are referred to as “upstream sequences”;sequence regions on the DNA strand having the same sequence as the RNAand which are 3′ to the 3′ end of the RNA transcript are referred to as“downstream sequences”.

The term “agent” is used herein to denote a chemical compound, a mixtureof chemical compounds, a biological macromolecule, or an extract madefrom biological materials such as bacteria, plants, fungi, or animal(particularly mammalian) cells or tissues.

The term “naturally-occurring” as used herein as applied to an objectrefers to the fact that an object can be found in nature. For example, apolypeptide or polynucleotide sequence that is present in an organism(including viruses) that can be isolated from a source in nature andwhich has not been intentionally modified by man in the laboratory isnaturally-occurring.

The following terms are used to describe the sequence relationshipsbetween two or more polynucleotides: “reference sequence”, “comparisonwindow”, “sequence identity”, “percentage of sequence identity”, and“substantial identity”. A “reference sequence” is a defined sequenceused as a basis for a sequence comparision; a reference sequence may bea subset of a larger sequence, for example, as a segment of afull-length cDNA or gene sequence given in a sequence listing, or maycomprise a complete cDNA or gene sequence. Generally, a referencesequence is at least 20 nucleotides in length, frequently at least 25nucleotides in length, and often at least 50 nucleotides in length.Since two polynucleotides may each (1) comprise a sequence (i.e., aportion of the complete polynucleotide sequence) that is similar betweenthe two polynucleotides, and (2) may further comprise a sequence that isdivergent between the two polynucleotides, sequence comparisons betweentwo (or more) polynucleotides are typically performed by comparingsequences of the two polynucleotides over a “comparison window” toidentify and compare local regions of sequence similarity. A “comparisonwindow”, as used herein, refers to a conceptual segment of at least 20contiguous nucleotide positions wherein a polynucleotide sequence may becompared to a reference sequence of at least 20 contiguous nucleotidesand wherein the portion of the polynucleotide sequence in the comparisonwindow may comprise additions or deletions (i.e., gaps) of 20 percent orless as compared to the reference sequence (which does not compriseadditions or deletions) for optimal alignment of the two sequences.Optimal alignment of sequences for aligning a comparison window may beconducted by the local homology algorithm of Smith and Waterman (1981)Adv. Appl. Math. 2: 482, by the homology alignment algorithm ofNeedleman and Wunsch (1970) J. Mol. Biol. 48: 443, by the search forsimilarity method of Pearson and Lipman (1988) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci.(U.S.A.) 85: 2444, by computerized implementations of these algorithms(GAP, BESTFIT, FASTA, and TFASTA in the Wisconsin Genetics SoftwarePackage Release 7.0, Genetics Computer Group, 575 Science Dr., Madison,Wis.), or by inspection, and the best alignment (i.e., resulting in thehighest percentage of homology over the comparison window) generated bythe various methods is selected. The term “sequence identity” means thattwo polynucleotide sequences are identical (i.e., on anucleotide-by-nucleotide basis) over the window of comparison. The term“percentage of sequence identity” is calculated by comparing twooptimally aligned sequences over the window of comparison, determiningthe number of positions at which the identical nucleic acid base (e.g.,A, T, C, G, U, or I) occurs in both sequences to yield the number ofmatched positions, dividing the number of matched positions by the totalnumber of positions in the window of comparision (i.e., the windowsize), and multiplying the result by 100 to yield the percentage ofsequence identity. The terms “substantial identity” as used hereindenotes a characteristic of a polynucleotide sequence, wherein thepolynucleotide comprises a sequence that has at least 85 percentsequence identity, preferably at least 90 to 95 percent sequenceidentity, more usually at least 99 percent sequence identity as comparedto a reference sequence over a comparison window of at least 20nucleotide positions, frequently over a window of at least 25-50nucleotides, wherein the percentage of sequence identity is calculatedby comparing the reference sequence to the polynucleotide sequence whichmay include deletions or additions which total 20 percent or less of thereference sequence over the window of comparison.

As applied to polypeptides, the term “substantial identity” means thattwo peptide sequences, when optimally aligned, such as by the programsGAP or BESTFIT using default gap weights, share at least 80 percentsequence identity, preferably at least 90 percent sequence identity,more preferably at least 95 percent sequence identity or more (e.g., 99percent sequence identity). Preferably, residue positions which are notidentical differ by conservative amino acid substitutions. Conservativeamino acid substitutions refer to the interchangeability of residueshaving similar side chains. For example, a group of amino acids havingaliphatic side chains is glycine, alanine, valine, leucine, andisoleucine; a group of amino acids having aliphatic-hydroxyl side chainsis serine and threonine; a group of amino acids having amide-containingside chains is asparagine and glutamine; a group of amino acids havingaromatic side chains is phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan; a groupof amino acids having basic side chains is lysine, arginine, andhistidine; and a group of amino acids having sulfur-containing sidechains is cysteine and methionine. Preferred conservative amino acidssubstitution groups are: valine-leucine-isoleucine,phenylalanine-tyrosine, lysine-arginine, alanine-valine, andasparagine-glutamine.

When referring to an amino acid position as being “about amino acid” itis meant that the amino acid could be up to 10 or preferably 5 aminoacids upstream or downstream of the enumerated amino acid. Whenreferring to a nucleotide position as being “about nucleotide” it ismeant that the nucleotide could be up to 30, preferably 15 nucleotidesupstream or downstream of the enumerated amino acid.

As used herein, “substantially pure” means an object species is thepredominant species present (i.e., on a molar basis it is more abundantthan any other individual species in the composition), and preferably asubstantially purified fraction is a composition wherein the objectspecies comprises at least about 50 percent (on a molar basis) of allmacromolecular species present. Generally, a substantially purecomposition will comprise more than about 80 to 90 percent of allmacromolecular species present in the composition. Most preferably, theobject species is purified to essential homogeneity (contaminant speciescannot be detected in the composition by conventional detection methods)wherein the composition consists essentially of a single macromolecularspecies.

“ECD”, “TM domain” and “ICD” refer to the extracellular domain,transmembrane domain and intracellular domain of a receptor tyrosinekinase, respectively.

The term “homogeneous population of cells” refers to a substantiallyhomogeneous population of cells wherein at least about 80%, andpreferably about 90%, of the cells in the population are of the samecell type. Examples of homogenous cell populations include cell lines. Acell line can be a eukaryotic cell line, normally an animal cell lineand desirably a mammalian cell line.

Compositions of the Invention

The invention provides nucleic acids encoding mutant PDGFRs and mutantPDGFR polypeptides.

For convenience, a brief description of PDGFRs and their ligands isprovided. PDGF is a major mitogen for cells of mesenchymal origin. Theprotein mitogen is usually a 32 kDa protein heterodimer usually composedof two polypeptide chains, A and B, linked by disulfide bonds. The Bchain of the PDGF ligand is identical to the transforming protein of thev-sis oncogene. In addition to the PDGF AB heterodimer, two homodimericforms of PDGF, denoted AA and BB, have been identified. Ligand bindingto the receptor results in dimerization of two receptors generallyleading to intermolecular phosphorylation of each receptor, commonlyreferred to as autophosphorylation or transphosphorylation, andactivation of the receptor complex. PDGFRs are receptor protein tyrosinekinases comprising a large, glycosylated, extracellular ligand bindingdomain (ECD) and an intracellular domain (ICD), which contains atyrosine kinase catalytic domain. A single hydrophobic transmembrane(TM) domain connects the ECD and ICD. The hPDGF receptor thatpreferentially binds the AA homodimer is referred to as the A receptor,the α-receptor and, as used herein, the type A receptor (A-hPDGF-R orPDGFRα). The hPDGF receptor that binds the BB homodimer with highaffinity has been variously referred as the B receptor, the β-receptorand, as used herein, the type B receptor (B-hPDGF-R or PDGFRβ).

The two receptors have a similar domain organization, with fiveimmunoglobulin-like domains extracellularly and an intracellular splitprotein tyrosine kinase domain.

The nucleotide sequence of a cDNA sequence encoding PDGFRα is set forthin SEQ ID NO: 1 and encodes a 1089 amino acid full length protein havingthe amino acid sequence set fort in SEQ ID NO: 2. This receptor isdescribed, e.g., in Kelly et al. (1991) J. Biol. Chem. 266:8987 and inU.S. Pat. No. 5,371,205. The nucleotide and amino acid sequences canalso be found under GenBank Accession Nos. PFHUGA; NP_(—)006197; andNM_(—)006206. The signal sequence is from nucleotide 1 to nucleotide 60or 72 and corresponds to amino acids 1 to 20 or 24, respectively, of SEQID NO: 2. The mature receptor is encoded by nucleotide 61 or 73 tonucleotide 3166 and corresponds to amino acids 21 or 25 to 1089 of SEQID NO: 2. The coding sequence for the extracellular domain of the maturereceptor is from nucleotide 1 through 1471 of SEQ ID NO: 1 andcorresponds to amino acids 1 to 490 of SEQ ID NO: 2; the transmembraneregion is from nucleotide 1472 through 1546 of SEQ ID NO: 1 andcorresponds to amino acids 491 to 515 of SEQ ID NO: 2. Other reportsindicate the transmembrane domain as corresponding to amino acids 525 to548 (Kelly et al., supra). The intracellular region is from nucleotides1547 through 3166 of SEQ ID NO: 1 and corresponds to amino acids 516 (or549) to 1055 of SEQ ID NO: 2. The split tyrosine kinase region isencoded by nucleotides 1669-1982 and 2279 to about 2700 of SEQ ID NO: 1,which corresponds to amino acids 556 to 661 and 760 to about 900 of SEQID NO: 2. Immunoglobulin-like domains are found at about amino acids42-102; 143-191; 228-292; 338-399 and 428-503 of SEQ ID NO: 2.

The nucleotide sequence of a cDNA sequence encoding PDGFRβ is set forthin SEQ ID NO: 13 and encodes a full length 1106 amino acid proteinhaving the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 14. This receptoris described in Gronwald et al. (1988) PNAS 85:3435 and in Matsui et al.(1989) Science 243:800, and the nucleotide and amino acid sequences canbe found at GenBank Accession Nos. AAA60049; NP002600; and J03278. Thefirst 32 amino acids encode the signal peptide sequence. The maturereceptor corresponds to amino acids 33 to 1106 of SEQ ID NO: 14. Thetransmembrane sequence corresponds to amino acid residues 532 to 556.Immunoglobulin-like domains can be found at about amino acids 227-298and 335-398 of SEQ ID NO: 14. The split tyrosine kinase domaincorresponds to about amino acids 604-694 and 799-951 of SEQ ID NO: 14.Codon 260 (Met) can also be Ile (Kelly et al., supra).

The intracellular, tyrosine kinase domain of the type A and type Breceptors have about 80% identical residues. The extracellular domain ofthe type A and B receptors have about 34-35% identical residues, anadditional 14% of the remaining residues being conservativesubstitutions. The transmembrane regions of the hPDGF receptors haveabout 48% identical residues, and of the 52% of residues that differ,70% are conservative substitutions. As seen in the tables, both receptorsequences have a 107 amino acid insertion interrupting the tyrosinekinase region (encoded by residues 1983-2278 of type A). Both receptorsare further described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,110,737.

The binding of PDGF to its receptor at the cell membrane triggers adiverse group of early cellular responses including activation ofreceptor tyrosine kinase, increased phosphatidylinositol turnover,enhanced expression of a group of genes, activation of phospholipase A2,changes in cell shape, increase in cellular calcium concentration,changes in intracellular pH, and internalization and degradation ofbound PDGF. These changes are followed by an increase in the rate ofproliferation of the target cells. Both PDGFR chains interact withseveral signal transduction molecules, in particular Src family membersinside cells. Several amino acids mediating such interaction have beenidentified. For example, in the PDGFRα, the following amino acid havebeen identified as “functional”: Tyr 572 and 574, which are located inthe kinase domain are required for binding and activation of Src familykinases to the receptor; Tyr 720, which is located in the kinase domainis required for recruiting of the tyrosine phosphatase SHP-2 to thereceptor; Tyr 731 and 742, which are located in the intracellular domainbetween the split kinase domain, are required for binding ofphosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) to the receptor; and Tyr 1018, which islocated in the intracellular domain is required for recruiting andactivation of phospholipase C-gamma (PLCγ) (see, Examples).

The PDGFRβ contains the following functional amino acids: Tyrosine (Tyr)759 and 581, which are located in the juxtamembrane domain (JM) of thereceptor and are required for Src binding to the receptor; Tyr 740, 751and 771, which are located in the kinase insert (KI) of the receptor andare responsible for PI3K and RasGAP binding, respectively; and Try 1009and 1021, which are are located in the Tail of the receptor and whichare involved in the binding of SHP-2 and PLCγ, respectively. Montamayeuret al. (1997) J. Biol. Chem. 272:32670.

The invention provides nucleic acids encoding mutated PDGFRs. In oneembodiment, the mutated PDGFR is a truncated receptor, e.g., a receptorcomprising at least a portion of the extracellular domain, thetransmembrane domain, and one or more amino acids from the intracellulardomain. A preferred truncted receptor does not contain the kinasedomain. An exemplary truncated PDGFRα is set forth in the Examples andcomprises the extracellular domain, the transmembrane domain and aportion of the intracellular domain, i.e., up to and including aboutPro589 of SEQ ID NO: 2. The amino acid sequence of a preferred truncatedreceptor is set forth as SEQ ID NO: 12, and the nucleotide sequenceencoding it is set forth in SEQ ID NO: 11. Any of the three stop codonscan be added to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11. Otherpreferred truncated receptors can be represented by the formula X-Y-Z,wherein Y consists of a protein of PDGFRα consisting essentially ofamino acids 1 to 589 or amino acids 21 to 589 of SEQ ID NO: 2; X and Zconsist of at least one amino acid. In a preferred embodiment, if Z ismore than one amino acid, Z doe not have the amino acid sequence ofhuman PDGFRα located downstream of amino acid 589.

Similarly, a preferred truncated beta receptor comprises amino acid 1 or33 to about amino acid 561 of SEQ ID NO: 14. A preferred truncated betareceptor mutant comprises amino acid 1 to amino acid 261 of SEQ ID NO:14. Accordingly, the last amino acid of this mutant is an arginine. Theamino acid sequence of this mutant is set forth in SEQ ID NO: 23 andencoded by a nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 24. Any stopcodon can be used at the end of SEQ ID NO: 24. Another truncated betareceptor mutant comprises amino acids 1 or 33 to amino acid 561, whereinamino acid 561 is substituted with a serine. Other preferred truncatedbeta receptors can be represented by the formula X-Y-Z, wherein Yconsists of a portion of PDGFRbeta consisting essentially of amino acids1 to 561 or amino acids 21 to 561 or amino acids 33 to 561 of SEQ ID NO:14; X and Z consist of at least one amino acid. In a preferredembodiment, if Z is more than one amino acid, Z doe not have the aminoacid sequence of human PDGFRbeta located downstream of amino acid 561.

Other preferred PDGFR mutants of the invention consist of at least aportion of a PDGFR comprising one or more mutations in the kinasedomain. The mutation can be a deletion or an insertion of an amino acid,however, it is preferably an amino acid substitution. Even morepreferred mutations consist in substitutions of one or more amino acidslocated in the kinase domain. Exemplary amino acids located in thekinase domain of the PDGFRα which can be mutated include Glu587, Thr665,Asp818 and Val859. The location of these residues is shown in FIG. 1A.Preferred substitutions include Glu587Lys; Thr665Met; Asp818Asn; andVal859Met, as shown in FIG. 1A. The full length amino acid sequence ofthe PDGFRα in which these mutations were introduced are set forth as SEQID Nos: 4, 6, 8, and 10, respectively, and nucleotide sequences encodingthese are set forth as SEQ ID Nos: 3, 5, 7, and 9, respectively. Analternative nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide having SEQ IDNO: 4 consists of SEQ ID NO: 3, in which codon 587 is “AAA.” Analternative nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide having SEQ IDNO: 8 consists of SEQ ID NO: 7, in which codon 818 is “AAC.” Theseparticular receptor mutants have been shown to decrease theproliferation of cells, when expressed in cells containing the wild typereceptor and contacted with PDGF, as well as to reduce the likelihood ofPVR development (see Examples).

The invention provides other mutants in which one or more tyrosinelocated in the intracellular domain and/or in the kinase domain issubstituted with another amino acid. Preferred such mutants of PDGFRαinclude those in which one or more of amino acids 572, 574, 627, 720,731, 742, 988, and 1018 are mutated, e.g., substituted with Phe. Whensubstituted with Phe, the mutants are referred to as Tyr572Phe;Tyr574Phe; Tyr720Phe; Tyr731Phe; Tyr742Phe; Tyr988Phe; and Tyr1018Phe,respectively. These mutations and the effect on the activity of thereceptor are listed in Table 1 in the Examples. The Tyr572Phe; Tyr574Phemutant is described in Gelderloos et al. (1998) J Biol Chem. 273:5908.The Tyr720Phe mutant is described in Bazenet et al. (1996) Mol CellBiol. 16:6926. The following mutant receptors are described inRosenkranz et al. (1999) J Biol Chem. 274:28335: the Tyr731Phe;Tyr742Phemutant; the Tyr1018Phe mutant; the Tyr572Phe; Tyr574Phe; Tyr720Phe;Tyr731Phe; Tyr742Phe; Tyr988Phe; and Tyr1018Phe mutant.

Another preferred mutant of PDGFRα includes the substitution of the Lysat position 627 with an Arg (Lys627Arg). This mutant is furtherdescribed in Rozenkranz et al., supra.

Similar mutants of PDGFRβ were obtained. Preferred mutants are those inwhich amino acids 594, 672, 826 or 867 of SEQ ID NO: 14 are mutated.Even more preferred mutants are E594K (i.e., Glu594Lys); T672M (i.e.,Thr672Met); D826N (i.e., Asp826Asn); and L867M (i.e., Leu867Met) withreference to SEQ ID NO: 14. The amino acid sequences of each of thesemutants is set forth in SEQ ID Nos: 16, 18, 20, and 22, respectively,and are encoded by the nucleic acids set forth in SEQ ID Nos: 15, 17,19, and 21, respectively. An alternative nucleic acid sequences encodinga polypeptide having SEQ ID NO: 16 consists of SEQ ID NO: 15, in whichcodon 594 is an “AAA.” An alternative nucleic acid sequence encoding apolypeptide having SEQ ID NO: 20 consists of SEQ ID NO: 19, in whichcodon 826 is “AAT.”

For convenience, the identity of the SEQ ID Nos are listed below:

SEQ ID NO: 1 wild-type αPDGFR nucleotide sequence; SEQ ID NO: 2wild-type αPDGFR amino acid sequence; SEQ ID NO: 3 αPDGFR mutantGlu587Lys nucleotide sequence; SEQ ID NO: 4 αPDGFR mutant Glu587Lysamino acid sequence; SEQ ID NO: 5 αPDGFR mutant Thr665Met nucleotidesequence; SEQ ID NO: 6 αPDGFR mutant Thr665Met amino acid sequence; SEQID NO: 7 αPDGFR mutant Asp818Asn nucleotide sequence; SEQ ID NO: 8αPDGFR mutant Asp818Asn amino acid sequence; SEQ ID NO: 9 αPDGFR mutantVal859Met nucleotide sequence; SEQ ID NO: 10 αPDGFR mutant Val859Metamino acid sequence; SEQ ID NO: 11 αPDGFR truncated mutant nucleotidesequence; SEQ ID NO: 12 αPDGFR truncated mutant amino acid sequence; SEQID NO: 13 wild-type βPDGFR nucleotide sequence; SEQ ID NO: 14 wild-typeβPDGFR amino acid sequence; SEQ ID NO: 15 βPDGFR mutant Glu594Lysnucleotide sequence; SEQ ID NO: 16 βPDGFR mutant Glu594Lys amino acidsequence; SEQ ID NO: 17 βPDGFR mutant Thr672Met nucleotide sequence; SEQID NO: 18 βPDGFR mutant Thr672Met amino acid sequence; SEQ ID NO: 19βPDGFR mutant Asp826Asn nucleotide sequence; SEQ ID NO: 20 βPDGFR mutantAsp826Asn amino acid sequence; SEQ ID NO: 21 βPDGFR mutant Leu867Metnucleotide sequence; SEQ ID NO: 22 βPDGFR mutant Leu867Met amino acidsequence; SEQ ID NO: 23 βPDGFR truncated mutant nucleotide sequence; andSEQ ID NO: 24 βPDGFR truncated mutant amino acid sequence.

Preferred nucleic acids of the invention can encode polypeptidescomprising one or more of the above-referenced single amino acidmutations. These nucleic acids can encode the full length PDGFR chain ora portion thereof. Preferred mutants contain the full length mature formof a PDGFR chain. Other preferred mutants comprise essentially the fulllength mature form of a receptor chain, i.e., lacking only a few aminoacids at the N- and/or C-terminus of the polypeptide, e.g., lacking from1-5; from 5-10; from 10-20 or from 20-50 amino acids.

In certain embodiments, the mutated PDGFR chain is a chimeric (orfusion) polypeptide, e.g., a chimera between the alpha and the betachains. For example, a chimera can comprise the extracellular domain ofthe alpha chain and the intracellular domain of the beta chain.Alternatively, a chimera may have the extracellular and transmembranedomains from one type of chain and the intracellular domain from theother chain. Such chimeras are described e.g., in DeMali et al. (1997)J. Biol. Chem. 272: 9011. In other embodiments, the transmembrane domainof a PDGFR chain is substituted with that of a heterologoustransmembrane protein. Other transmembrane proteins include otherreceptors, e.g., EGF receptor.

In yet other embodiments, the nucleic acid of the invention encodes amutated PDGFR chain which is fused to a heterologous polypeptide. Forexample, the polynucleotide of the present invention may also be fusedin frame to a marker sequence, also referred to herein as “Tag sequence”encoding a “Tag peptide”, which allows for marking and/or purificationof the polypeptide of the present invention. In a preferred embodiment,the marker sequence is a hexahistidine tag, e.g., supplied by a PQE-9vector. Numerous other Tag peptides are available commercially. Otherfrequently used Tags include myc-epitopes (e.g., see Ellison et al.(1991) J Biol Chem 266:21150-21157), which includes a 10-residuesequence from c-myc, the pFLAG system (International Biotechnologies,Inc.), the pEZZ-protein A system (Pharmacia, N.J.), and a 16 amino acidportion of the Haemophilus influenza hemagglutinin protein. Furthermore,any polypeptide can be used as a Tag so long as a reagent, e.g., anantibody interacting specifically with the Tag polypeptide is availableor can be prepared or identified. Alternatively, the heterologouspolypeptide may be added for stabilizing the protein; or forsolubilizing it for facilitating its folding.

Other fusion proteins of interest comprise at least a portion of amutant PDGFR fused to the protein transduction domain from the humanimmunodeficiency virus TAT protein. It has been shown that fusion ofproteins, even proteins as large as beta-galactosidase to such a domainof TAT results in delivery of the fusion polypeptide to all tissues inmice (see, e.g., Schwarze et al. (1999) Science 285:1569).

The nucleic acids of the invention is preferably derived from humannucleic acid, however, it can also be derived from or comprise at leastpart of mouse or other mammalian PDGFR nucleic acid. Numerousvertebrate, e.g., mammalian PDGFR chain nucleic acids are available, andcan be found in the literature and in GenBank. Regardless of species,particularly preferred PDGFR nucleic acids encode polypeptides that areat least 70%, 80%, 90%, or 95% similar or identical to an amino acidsequence of a human or other mammalian PDGFR. Thus, preferred nucleicacids of the invention encode PDGFR mutants which are at least about70%, 80%, 90% or 95% similar or identical to SEQ ID NO: 2 (PDGFRα) or 14(or PDGFRβ) and which comprise one or more of the mutated amino acidsidentified herein. Other preferred nucleic acids of the inventioninclude those which are at least about 70%, 80%, 90%, or 95% similar oridentical to an amino acid sequence of a truncated PDGFR, such as setforth in SEQ ID Nos: 12 (truncated PDGFRα) and 44 (truncated PDGFRβ).

Other preferred nucleic acids which are mutated to produce the mutatedPDGFRs for use according to the invention are nucleic acids which are atleast about 70%, 80%, 90%, 95%, 98% or 99% identical to SEQ ID NO: 2(PDGFRα) or 14 (or PDGFRβ. Other preferred nucleic acids are those whichare at least about 70%, 80%, 90%, 95%, 98% or 99% identical to SEQ IDNos: 12 (truncated PDGFRα) or 44 (truncated PDGFRβ).

Also within the scope of the invention are nucleic acids encodingmutated PDGFRs which hybridize under stringent conditions to a nucleicacid represented by SEQ ID NOs: 1 or 13 or complement thereofAppropriate stringency conditions which promote DNA hybridization, forexample, 6.0×sodium chloride/sodium citrate (SSC) at about 45° C.,followed by a wash of 2.0×SSC at 50° C., are known to those skilled inthe art or can be found in Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, JohnWiley & Sons, N.Y. (1989), 6.3.1-6.3.6. For example, the saltconcentration in the wash step can be selected from a low stringency ofabout 2.0× SSC at 50° C. to a high stringency of about 0.2×SSC at 50° C.In addition, the temperature in the wash step can be increased from lowstringency conditions at room temperature, about 22° C., to highstringency conditions at about 65° C. Both temperature and salt may bevaried, or temperature of salt concentration may be held constant whilethe other variable is changed. In a preferred embodiment, a nucleic acidencoding a mutated PDGFR of the present invention will hybridize to oneof SEQ ID NOS 1 or 25 or complement thereof under moderately stringentconditions, for example at about 2.0×SSC and about 40° C. In aparticularly preferred embodiment, a nucleic acid encoding a mutatedPDGFR of the present invention will bind to one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 or 13or complement thereof under high stringency conditions.

Nucleic acids encoding PDGFRs in which a mutation has been introducedfor the purposes of the invention may also be nucleic acids having asequence that differs from the nucleotide sequences shown in one of SEQID NOs: 1 or 13 due to degeneracy in the genetic code. Such nucleicacids encode functionally equivalent peptides but differ in sequencefrom the sequence shown in the sequence listing due to degeneracy in thegenetic code. For example, a number of amino acids are designated bymore than one triplet. Codons that specify the same amino acid, orsynonyms (for example, CAU and CAC each encode histidine) may result in“silent” mutations, which do not affect the amino acid sequence of aPDGFR polypeptide.

When using mutated PDGFRs of the invention which are not derived fromthe wild type human PDGFRα or PDGFRβ, but differ from it in severalamino acids (other than those made in the polypeptide to mutate thereceptor), it is desirable that such changes do not substantially affectany other characteristics of the receptor which is required for its useaccording to the invention, e.g., for treating a fibrotic disease. Thus,such modifications preferably do not affect the three-dimensionalstructure of the receptor, its ability to insert into the cytoplasmicmembrane, its stability, or its ability to interact with othermolecules. The assays further disclosed herein can be used to confirmthis.

In other embodiments, nucleic acids encoding mutated PDGFRs may includeother appended groups such as peptides (e.g., for targeting host cellreceptors in vivo), or agents that facilitate transport across the cellmembrane.

Methods for Testing the Efficacy of PDGFR Mutants

As described in the Examples, while the PDGFR mutants differed in theirintrinsic kinase activity and their potential to prevent PDGF-dependentsignaling, they were all effective at blocking PDGF-mediated cell growthstimulation and the development of PVR in the rabbit model. Accordingly,the preferred test for determining the efficiency of a mutated PDGFR tobe useful in treating a proliferative disease, such as a fibroticdisease, e.g., PVR, is to determine the effect of the mutated PDGFR toinhibit PDGF-stimulated cell cycle progression. The antiproliferativeeffect of a mutant PDGFR can be determined by methods known in the art,such as by a cell count or ³H thymidine incorporation, as furtherdescribed in the Examples.

Other preferred tests for determining the efficiency of PDGFR mutantsare is an in vitro or in vivo assay systems for fibrotic orproliferative diseases. For example, the efficiency of PDGFR mutants astherapeutics for fibrotic or proliferative diseases can be tested in thegel contraction assays further described herein (see, Examples). Apreferred test for determining the efficiency of PDGFR mutants astherapeutics for PVR is the rabbit animal model that is furtherdescribed in the Examples. Other animal models can be used for otherproliferative diseases.

Under certain circumstances, it will be desirable to use mammalian cellswhich lack a PDGF receptor where the signal sequence directs the peptideinto the cell membrane. Lymphocytes and cardiac myocytes are primarycells which lack a receptor and which can thus be used for that purpose.Also, Chinese hamster ovary cells (CHO), epithelial cells lines and anumber of human tumor cell lines lack PDGF receptors.

Administration of the Mutated PDGFR Nucleic Acids or Polypeptides

In one embodiment, a mutated PDGFR polypeptide is first produced invitro and then administered to a subject in need thereof. In a preferredembodiment, a nucleic acid encoding a mutated PDGFR is administered to asubject in need thereof.

Typically, expression vectors used for expressing, in vivo or in vitro amutated PDGFR protein contain a nucleic acid encoding a mutated PDGFRpolypeptide, operably linked to at least one transcriptional regulatorysequence. Regulatory sequences are art-recognized and are selected todirect expression of the subject proteins in the desired fashion (timeand place). Transcriptional regulatory sequences are described inGoeddel; Gene Expression Technology: Methods in Enzymology 185, AcademicPress, San Diego, Calif. (1990).

Suitable vectors for the expression of a mutated PDGFR polypeptideinclude plasmids of the types: pBR322-derived plasmids, pEMBL-derivedplasmids, pEX-derived plasmids, pBTac-derived plasmids and pUC-derivedplasmids for expression in prokaryotic cells, such as E. coli.

The preferred mammalian expression vectors contain both prokaryoticsequences, to facilitate the propagation of the vector in bacteria, andone or more eukaryotic transcription units that are expressed ineukaryotic cells. The pcDNAI/amp, pcDNAI/neo, pRc/CMV, pSV2gpt, pSV2neo,pSV2-dhfr, pTk2, pRSVneo, pMSG, pSVT7, pko-neo and pHyg derived vectorsare examples of mammalian expression vectors suitable for transfectionof eukaryotic cells. Some of these vectors are modified with sequencesfrom bacterial plasmids, such as pBR322, to facilitate replication anddrug resistance selection in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.Alternatively, derivatives of viruses such as the bovine papillomavirus(BPV-1), or Epstein-Barr virus (pHEBo, pREP-derived and p205) can beused for transient expression of proteins in eukaryotic cells. Thevarious methods employed in the preparation of the plasmids andtransformation of host organisms are well known in the art. For othersuitable expression systems for both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells,as well as general recombinant procedures, see Molecular Cloning ALaboratory Manual, 2^(nd) Ed., ed. by Sambrook, Fritsch and Maniatis(Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press: 1989) Chapters 16 and 17.

In a preferred embodiment, the promoter is a constitutive promoter,e.g., a strong viral promoter, e.g., CMV promoter. The promoter can alsobe cell- or tissue-specific, that permits substantial transcription ofthe DNA only in predetermined cells, e.g., in professional antigenpresenting cells, such as a promoter specific for fibroblasts, or smoothmuscle cells, retinal cells or RPE cells. A smooth muscle specificpromoter is, e.g., the promoter of the smooth muscle cell markerSM22alpha (Akyura et al., (2000) Mol Med 6:983. Retinal pigmentepithelial cell specific promoter is, e.g., the promoter of the Rpe65gene (Boulanger et al. (2000) J Biol Chem 275:31274). The promoter canalso be an inducible promoter, e.g., a metallothionein promoter. Otherinducible promoters include those that are controlled by the induciblebinding, or activation, of a transcription factor, e.g., as described inU.S. Pat. Nos. 5,869,337 and 5,830,462 by Crabtree et al., describingsmall molecule inducible gene expression (a genetic switch);International patent applications PCT/US94/01617, PCT/US95/10591,PCT/US96/09948 and the like, as well as in other heterologoustranscription systems such as those involving tetracyclin-basedregulation reported by Bujard et al., generally referred to as anallosteric “off-switch” described by Gossen and Bujard (Proc. Natl.Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (1992) 89:5547) and in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,464,758;5,650,298; and 5,589,362 by Bujard et al. Other inducible transcriptionsystems involve steroid or other hormone-based regulation.

The polynucleotide of the invention together with all necessarytranscriptional and translational control sequences is referred toherein as “construct of the invention” or “transgene of the invention.”The polynucleotide of the invention may also be introduced into the cellin which it is to be expressed together with another DNA sequence (whichmay be on the same or a different DNA molecule as the polynucleotide ofthe invention) coding for another agent. Exemplary agents are furtherdescribed below. In one embodiment, the DNA encodes a polymerase fortranscribing the DNA, and may comprise recognition sites for thepolymerase and the injectable preparation may include an initialquantity of the polymerase.

In certain instances, it may be preferred that the polynucleotide istranslated for a limited period of time so that the polypeptide deliveryis transitory. This can be achieved, e.g., by the use of an induciblepromoter.

The polynucleotides used in the present invention may also be producedin part or in total by chemical synthesis, e.g., by the phosphoramiditemethod described by Beaucage and Carruthers, Tetra. Letts., 22:1859-1862(1981) or the triester method according to the method described byMatteucci et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 103:3185 (1981), and may beperformed on commercial automated oligonucleotide synthesizers. Adouble-stranded fragment may be obtained from the single strandedproduct of chemical synthesis either by synthesizing the complementarystrand and annealing the strand together under appropriate conditions orby adding the complementary strand using DNA polymerase with anappropriate primer sequence.

The polynucleotide of the invention operably linked to all necessarytranscriptional and translational regulation elements can be injected asnaked DNA into a subject. In a preferred embodiment, the polynucleotideof the invention and necessary regulatory elements are present in aplasmid or vector. Thus, the polynucleotide of the invention may be DNA,which is itself non-replicating, but is inserted into a plasmid, whichmay further comprise a replicator. The DNA may be a sequence engineeredso as not to integrate into the host cell genome.

Preferred vectors for use according to the invention are expressionvectors, i.e., vectors that allow expression of a nucleic acid in a cellvectors. Preferred expression vectors are those which contain bothprokaryotic sequences, to facilitate the propagation of the vector inbacteria, and one or more eukaryotic transcription units that areexpressed in eukaryotic cells. The pcDNAI/amp, pcDNAI/neo, pRc/CMV,pSV2gpt, pSV2neo, pSV2-dhfr, pTk2, pRSVneo, pMSG, pSVT7, pko-neo andpHyg derived vectors are examples of mammalian expression vectorssuitable for transfection of eukaryotic cells. Some of these vectors aremodified with sequences from bacterial plasmids, such as pBR322, tofacilitate replication and drug resistance selection in both prokaryoticand eukaryotic cells. Alternatively, derivatives of viruses such as thebovine papillomavirus (BPV-1), or Epstein-Barr virus (pHEBo,pREP-derived and p205) can be used for transient expression of proteinsin eukaryotic cells. The various methods employed in the preparation ofthe plasmids and transformation of host organisms are well known in theart. For other suitable expression systems for both prokaryotic andeukaryotic cells, as well as general recombinant procedures, seeMolecular Cloning A Laboratory Manual, 2^(nd) Ed., ed. by Sambrook,Fritsch and Maniatis (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press: 1989)Chapters 16 and 17.

Any means for the introduction of polynucleotides into mammals, human ornon-human, may be adapted to the practice of this invention for thedelivery of the various constructs of the invention into the intendedrecipient. In one embodiment of the invention, the DNA constructs aredelivered to cells by transfection, i.e., by delivery of “naked” DNA orin a complex with a colloidal dispersion system. A colloidal systemincludes macromolecule complexes, nanocapsules, microspheres, beads, andlipid-based systems including oil-in-water emulsions, micelles, mixedmicelles, and liposomes. The preferred colloidal system of thisinvention is a lipid-complexed or liposome-formulated DNA. In the formerapproach, prior to formulation of DNA, e.g., with lipid, a plasmidcontaining a transgene bearing the desired DNA constructs may first beexperimentally optimized for expression (e.g., inclusion of an intron inthe 5′ untranslated region and elimination of unnecessary sequences(Felgner, et al., Ann NY Acad Sci 126-139, 1995). Formulation of DNA,e.g. with various lipid or liposome materials, may then be effectedusing known methods and materials and delivered to the recipient mammal.See, e.g., Canonico et al, Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 10:24-29, 1994;Tsan et al, Am J Physiol 268; Alton et al., Nat Genet. 5:135-142, 1993and U.S. Pat. No. 5,679,647 by Carson et al. Colloidal dispersionsystems.

The targeting of liposomes can be classified based on anatomical andmechanistic factors. Anatomical classification is based on the level ofselectivity, for example, organ-specific, cell-specific, andorganelle-specific. Mechanistic targeting can be distinguished basedupon whether it is passive or active. Passive targeting utilizes thenatural tendency of liposomes to distribute to cells of thereticulo-endothelial system (RES) in organs, which contain sinusoidalcapillaries. Active targeting, on the other hand, involves alteration ofthe liposome by coupling the liposome to a specific ligand such as amonoclonal antibody, sugar, glycolipid, or protein, or by changing thecomposition or size of the liposome in order to achieve targeting toorgans and cell types other than the naturally occurring sites oflocalization.

The surface of the targeted delivery system may be modified in a varietyof ways. In the case of a liposomal targeted delivery system, lipidgroups can be incorporated into the lipid bilayer of the liposome inorder to maintain the targeting ligand in stable association with theliposomal bilayer. Various linking groups can be used for joining thelipid chains to the targeting ligand. Naked DNA or DNA associated with adelivery vehicle, e.g., liposomes, can be administered to several sitesin a subject (see below).

For example, smooth muscle cells can be targeted with an antibodybinding specifically to SM22α, a smooth muscle cell marker. Retinalcells and RPE cells can similarly be targeted.

In a preferred method of the invention, the DNA constructs are deliveredusing viral vectors. The transgene may be incorporated into any of avariety of viral vectors useful in gene therapy, such as recombinantretroviruses, adenovirus, adeno-associated virus (AAV), and herpessimplex virus-1, or recombinant bacterial or eukaryotic plasmids. Whilevarious viral vectors may be used in the practice of this invention,AAV- and adenovirus-based approaches are of particular interest. Suchvectors are generally understood to be the recombinant gene deliverysystem of choice for the transfer of exogenous genes in vivo,particularly into humans. The following additional guidance on thechoice and use of viral vectors may be helpful to the practitioner. Asdescribed in greater detail below, such embodiments of the subjectexpression constructs are specifically contemplated for use in variousin vivo and ex vivo gene therapy protocols.

A. Adenoviral Vectors

A viral gene delivery system useful in the present invention utilizesadenovirus-derived vectors. Knowledge of the genetic organization ofadenovirus, a 36 kB, linear and double-stranded DNA virus, allowssubstitution of a large piece of adenoviral DNA with foreign sequencesup to 8 kB. In contrast to retrovirus, the infection of adenoviral DNAinto host cells does not result in chromosomal integration becauseadenoviral DNA can replicate in an episomal manner without potentialgenotoxicity. Also, adenoviruses are structurally stable, and no genomerearrangement has been detected after extensive amplification.Adenovirus can infect virtually all epithelial cells regardless of theircell cycle stage. So far, adenoviral infection appears to be linked onlyto mild disease such as acute respiratory disease in the human.

Adenoviruses have been shown in particular to be efficient in genedelivery to the RPE cells. For example, Baffi et al. describe thedelivery of an adenovirus encoding vascular endothelial growth factor tothe subretinal space in the rat, resulting in the expression of VEGF inthe RPE cells of the rat (Baffi et al. (2000) Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci41:3582). Another reference describes that laser photocoagulationfurther increases the susceptibility of proliferating RPE cells toadenovirus-mediated gene delivery (Lai et al. (1999) Curr Eye Res19:411). Sakamoto et al. describe that a vitrectomy also improvesadenovirus-mediated gene delivery to the retina (Sakamoto et al. (1998)Gene Ther. 5: 1088). Ali et al. report that co-injection of adenovirusexpressing CTLA4-Ig prolongs adenovirally mediated gene expression inthe mouse retina, by blocking T cell activation (Ali et al. (1998) GeneTher. 5:1561). Other references decribing expression of a transgene inretinal cells and RPE cells, upon injection of an adenoviral vectorcomprising the transgene in the vitreous cavity of eyes of non-humananimals include Lai et al. (2000): Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 41:580; Yuet al. (2000) Growth Factors 17:301; and Rackoczy et al. (1998) Aust N ZJ Ophthalmol 26 Suppl 1:S56.

Adenovirus is particularly suitable for use as a gene transfer vectorbecause of its mid-sized genome, ease of manipulation, high titer, widetarget-cell range, and high infectivity. Both ends of the viral genomecontain 100-200 base pair (bp) inverted terminal repeats (ITR), whichare cis elements necessary for viral DNA replication and packaging. Theearly (E) and late (L) regions of the genome contain differenttranscription units that are divided by the onset of viral DNAreplication. The E1 region (E1A and E1B) encodes proteins responsiblefor the regulation of transcription of the viral genome and a fewcellular genes. The expression of the E2 region (E2A and E2B) results inthe synthesis of the proteins for viral DNA replication. These proteinsare involved in DNA replication, late gene expression, and host cellshut off (Renan (1990) Radiotherap. Oncol. 19:197). The products of thelate genes, including the majority of the viral capsid proteins, areexpressed only after significant processing of a single primarytranscript issued by the major late promoter (MLP). The MLP (located at16.8 m.u.) is particularly efficient during the late phase of infection,and all the mRNAs issued from this promoter possess a 5′ tripartiteleader (TL) sequence which makes them preferred mRNAs for translation.

The genome of an adenovirus can be manipulated such that it encodes agene product of interest, but is inactivated in terms of its ability toreplicate in a normal lytic viral life cycle (see, for example, Berkneret al., (1988) BioTechniques 6:616; Rosenfeld et al., (1991) Science252:431-434; and Rosenfeld et al., (1992) Cell 68:143-155). Suitableadenoviral vectors derived from the adenovirus strain Ad type 5 d1324 orother strains of adenovirus (e.g., Ad2, Ad3, Ad7 etc.) are well known tothose skilled in the art. Recombinant adenoviruses can be advantageousin certain circumstances in that they are not capable of infectingnondividing cells and can be used to infect a wide variety of celltypes, including airway epithelium (Rosenfeld et al., (1992) citedsupra), endothelial cells (Lemarchand et al., (1992) PNAS USA89:6482-6486), hepatocytes (Herz and Gerard, (1993) PNAS USA90:2812-2816) and muscle cells (Quantin et al., (1992) PNAS USA89:2581-2584).

Adenovirus vectors have also been used in vaccine development (Grunhausand Horwitz (1992) Siminar in Virology 3:237; Graham and Prevec (1992)Biotechnology 20:363). Experiments in administering recombinantadenovirus to different tissues include trachea instillation (Rosenfeldet al. (1991); Rosenfeld et al. (1992) Cell 68:143), muscle injection(Ragot et al. (1993) Nature 361:647), peripheral intravenous injection(Herz and Gerard (1993) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 90:2812), andstereotactic inoculation into the brain (Le Gal La Salle et al. (1993)Science 254:988).

Furthermore, the virus particle is relatively stable and amenable topurification and concentration, and as above, can be modified so as toaffect the spectrum of infectivity. Additionally, adenovirus is easy togrow and manipulate and exhibits broad host range in vitro and in vivo.This group of viruses can be obtained in high titers, e.g., 10⁹-10¹¹plaque-forming unit (PFU)/ml, and they are highly infective. The lifecycle of adenovirus does not require integration into the host cellgenome. The foreign genes delivered by adenovirus vectors are episomal,and therefore, have low genotoxicity to host cells. No side effects havebeen reported in studies of vaccination with wild-type adenovirus (Couchet al., 1963; Top et al., 1971), demonstrating their safety andtherapeutic potential as in vivo gene transfer vectors. Moreover, thecarrying capacity of the adenoviral genome for foreign DNA is large (upto 8 kilobases) relative to other gene delivery vectors (Berkner et al.,supra; Haj-Ahmand and Graham (1986) J. Virol. 57:267). Mostreplication-defective adenoviral vectors currently in use and thereforefavored by the present invention are deleted for all or parts of theviral E1 and E3 genes but retain as much as 80% of the adenoviralgenetic material (see, e.g., Jones et al., (1979) Cell 16:683; Berkneret al., supra; and Graham et al., in Methods in Molecular Biology, E. J.Murray, Ed. (Humana, Clifton, N.J., 1991) vol. 7. pp. 109-127).Expression of the inserted polynucleotide of the invention can be undercontrol of, for example, the E1A promoter, the major late promoter (MLP)and associated leader sequences, the viral E3 promoter, or exogenouslyadded promoter sequences.

Other than the requirement that the adenovirus vector be replicationdefective, or at least conditionally defective, the nature of theadenovirus vector is not believed to be crucial to the successfulpractice of the invention. The adenovirus may be of any of the 42different known serotypes or subgroups A-F. Adenovirus type 5 ofsubgroup C is the preferred starting material in order to obtain theconditional replication-defective adenovirus vector for use in themethod of the present invention. This is because Adenovirus type 5 is ahuman adenovirus about which a great deal of biochemical and geneticinformation is known, and it has historically been used for mostconstructions employing adenovirus as a vector. As stated above, thetypical vector according to the present invention is replicationdefective and will not have an adenovirus E1 region. Thus, it will bemost convenient to introduce the nucleic acid of interest at theposition from which the E1 coding sequences have been removed. However,the position of insertion of the polynucleotide or construct on theinvention (also referred to as “nucleic acid of interest”) in a regionwithin the adenovirus sequences is not critical to the presentinvention. For example, it may also be inserted in lieu of the deletedE3 region in E3 replacement vectors as described previously by Karlssonet. al. (1986) or in the E4 region where a helper cell line or helpervirus complements the E4 defect.

A preferred helper cell line is 293 (ATCC Accession No. CRL1573). Thishelper cell line, also termed a “packaging cell line” was developed byFrank Graham (Graham et al. (1987) J. Gen. Virol. 36:59-72 and Graham(1977) J.General Virology 68:937-940) and provides E1A and E1B in trans.However, helper cell lines may also be derived from human cells such ashuman embryonic kidney cells, muscle cells, hematopoietic cells or otherhuman embryonic mesenchymal or epithelial cells. Alternatively, thehelper cells may be derived from the cells of other mammalian speciesthat are permissive for human adenovirus. Such cells include, e.g., Verocells or other monkey embryonic mesenchymal or epithelial cells.

Adenoviruses can also be cell type specific, i.e., infect onlyrestricted types of cells and/or express a transgene only in restrictedtypes of cells. For example, the viruses comprise a gene under thetranscriptional control of a transcription initiation regionspecifically regulated by target host cells, as described e.g., in U.S.Pat. No. 5,698,443, by Henderson and Schuur, issued Dec. 16, 1997. Thus,replication competent adenoviruses can be restricted to certain cellsby, e.g., inserting a cell specific response element to regulate asynthesis of a protein necessary for replication, e.g., E1A or E1B.

DNA sequences of a number of adenovirus types are available fromGenbank. For example, human adenovirus type 5 has GenBank AccessionNo.M73260. The adenovirus DNA sequences may be obtained from any of the42 human adenovirus types currently identified. Various adenovirusstrains are available from the American Type Culture Collection,Rockville, Md., or by request from a number of commercial and academicsources. A transgene as described herein may be incorporated into anyadenoviral vector and delivery protocol, by restriction digest, linkerligation or filling in of ends, and ligation.

Adenovirus producer cell lines can include one or more of the adenoviralgenes E1, E2a, and E4 DNA sequence, for packaging adenovirus vectors inwhich one or more of these genes have been mutated or deleted aredescribed, e.g., in PCT/US95/15947 (WO 96/18418) by Kadan et al.;PCT/US95/07341 (WO 95/346671) by Kovesdi et al.; PCT/FR94/00624(WO94/28152) by Imler et al.; PCT/FR94/00851 (WO 95/02697) byPerrocaudet et al., PCT/US95/14793 (WO96/14061) by Wang et al.

B. AAV Vectors

Yet another viral vector system useful for delivery of the subjectpolynucleotides is the adeno-associated virus (AAV). Adeno-associatedvirus is a naturally occurring defective virus that requires anothervirus, such as an adenovirus or a herpes virus, as a helper virus forefficient replication and a productive life cycle. (For a review, seeMuzyczka et al., Curr. Topics in Micro. and Immunol. (1992) 158:97-129).

AAV has not been associated with the cause of any disease. AAV is not atransforming or oncogenic virus. AAV integration into chromosomes ofhuman cell lines does not cause any significant alteration in the growthproperties or morphological characteristics of the cells. Theseproperties of AAV also recommend it as a potentially useful human genetherapy vector.

AAV is also one of the few viruses that may integrate its DNA intonon-dividing cells, e.g., pulmonary epithelial cells, and exhibits ahigh frequency of stable integration (see for example Flotte et al.,(1992) Am. J. Respir. Cell. Mol. Biol. 7:349-356; Samulski et al.,(1989) J. Virol. 63:3822-3828; and McLaughlin et al., (1989) J. Virol.62:1963-1973). Vectors containing as little as 300 base pairs of AAV canbe packaged and can integrate. Space for exogenous DNA is limited toabout 4.5 kb. An AAV vector such as that described in Tratschin et al.,(1985) Mol. Cell. Biol. 5:3251-3260 can be used to introduce DNA intocells. A variety of nucleic acids have been introduced into differentcell types using AAV vectors (see for example Hermonat et al., (1984)PNAS USA 81:6466-6470; Tratschin et al., (1985) Mol. Cell. Biol.4:2072-2081; Wondisford et al., (1988) Mol. Endocrinol. 2:32-39;Tratschin et al., (1984) J. Virol. 51:611-619; and Flotte et al., (1993)J. Biol. Chem. 268:3781-3790).

AAV has been used successfully to introduce gene constructs into retinalcells in animals, including non-human primates. For example, an AAVvirus containing a gene encoding FGF-2 was administered by subretinalinjection into a transgenic rat model for retinitis pigmentosa, whichresulted in reduction of the rate of photoreceptor degeneration (Lau etal. (2000) Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Csci. 41:3622). AAV has been usedfor gene transduction in photoreceptor cells in non-human animals (see,e.g., Flannery et al. (1997) PNAS 94:6916; Bennett et al. (2000) PNAS96:9920). RPE cells have also been transduced efficiently by subretinalinjection of an AAV (Bennett et al. (1997) Invest. Ophthalmol. VisualSci. 38:2857). Grant et al. also describe that a recombinant AAVinjected into the vitreous body or the subretinal space of mouse eyesresults in the transduction of cells of the retinal pigment epithelium(RPE), ganglion cells and photoreceptor cells for up to three months,i.e., for as long as the experiment was conducted (Grant et al. (1997)Curr. Eye Res. 16, 949). Efficient transduction of RPE cells innon-human animals is also described in Rollins et al. (2000) ClinExperiment Ophthalmol 28:382-6; Ali et al. (1998) Hum Gene Ther 9:81;and Ali et al. (1996) Hum Mol Genet. 5:591.

The AAV-based expression vector to be used typically includes the 145nucleotide AAV inverted terminal repeats (ITRs) flanking a restrictionsite that can be used for subcloning of the transgene, either directlyusing the restriction site available, or by excision of the transgenewith restriction enzymes followed by blunting of the ends, ligation ofappropriate DNA linkers, restriction digestion, and ligation into thesite between the ITRs. The capacity of AAV vectors is about 4.4 kb. Thefollowing proteins have been expressed using various AAV-based vectors,and a variety of promoter/enhancers: neomycin phosphotransferase,chloramphenicol acetyl transferase, Fanconi's anemia gene, cysticfibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator, and granulocyte macrophagecolony-stimulating factor (Kotin, R. M., Human Gene Therapy 5:793-801,1994, Table I). A transgene incorporating the various DNA constructs ofthis invention can similarly be included in an AAV-based vector. As analternative to inclusion of a constitutive promoter such as CMV to driveexpression of the polynucleotide of interest, an AAV promoter can beused (ITR itself or AAV p5 (Flotte, et al. J. Biol.Chem. 268:3781-3790,1993)).

Such a vector can be packaged into AAV virions by reported methods. Forexample, a human cell line such as 293 can be co-transfected with theAAV-based expression vector and another plasmid containing open readingframes encoding AAV rep and cap (which are obligatory for replicationand packaging of the recombinant viral construct) under the control ofendogenous AAV promoters or a heterologous promoter. In the absence ofhelper virus, the rep proteins Rep68 and Rep78 prevent accumulation ofthe replicative form, but upon superinfection with adenovirus or herpesvirus, these proteins permit replication from the ITRs (present only inthe construct containing the transgene) and expression of the viralcapsid proteins. This system results in packaging of the transgene DNAinto AAV virions (Carter, B. J., Current Opinion in Biotechnology3:533-539, 1992; Kotin, R. M, Human Gene Therapy 5:793-801, 1994)).Typically, three days after transfection, recombinant AAV is harvestedfrom the cells along with adenovirus and the contaminating adenovirus isthen inactivated by heat treatment.

Methods to improve the titer of AAV can also be used to express thepolynucleotide of the invention in an AAV virion. Such strategiesinclude, but are not limited to: stable expression of the ITR-flankedtransgene in a cell line followed by transfection with a second plasmidto direct viral packaging; use of a cell line that expresses AAVproteins inducibly, such as temperature-sensitive inducible expressionor pharmacologically inducible expression. Alternatively, a cell can betransformed with a first AAV vector including a 5′ ITR, a 3′ ITRflanking a heterologous gene, and a second AAV vector which includes aninducible origin of replication, e.g., SV40 origin of replication, whichis capable of being induced by an agent, such as the SV40 T antigen andwhich includes DNA sequences encoding the AAV rep and cap proteins. Uponinduction by an agent, the second AAV vector may replicate to a highcopy number, and thereby increased numbers of infectious AAV particlesmay be generated (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,693,531 by Chiorini et al.,issued Dec. 2, 1997. In yet another method for producing large amountsof recombinant AAV, a chimeric plasmid is used which incorporate theEpstein Barr Nuclear Antigen (EBNA) gene, the latent origin ofreplication of Epstein Barr virus (orip) and an AAV genome. Theseplasmids are maintained as a multicopy extra-chromosomal elements incells, such as in 293 cells. Upon addition of wild-type helperfunctions, these cells will produce high amounts of recombinant AAV(U.S. Pat. No. 5,691,176 by Lebkowski et al., issued Nov. 25, 1997). Inanother system, an AAV packaging plasmid is provided that allowsexpression of the rep gene, wherein the p5 promoter, which normallycontrols rep expression, is replaced with a heterologous promoter (U.S.Pat. No. 5,658,776, by Flotte et al., issued Aug. 19, 1997).Additionally, one may increase the efficiency of AAV transduction bytreating the cells with an agent that facilitates the conversion of thesingle stranded form to the double stranded form, as described in Wilsonet al., WO96/39530.

AAV stocks can be produced as described in Hermonat and Muzyczka (1984)PNAS 81:6466, modified by using the pAAV/Ad described by Samulski et al.(1989) J. Virol. 63:3822. Concentration and purification of the viruscan be achieved by reported methods such as banding in cesium chloridegradients, as was used for the initial report of AAV vector expressionin vivo (Flotte, et al. J.Biol. Chem. 268:3781-3790, 1993) orchromatographic purification, as described in O'Riordan et al.,WO97/08298.

Methods for in vitro packaging AAV vectors are also available and havethe advantage that there is no size limitation of the DNA packaged intothe particles (see, U.S. Pat No. 5,688,676, by Zhou et al., issued Nov.18, 1997). This procedure involves the preparation of cell freepackaging extracts.

For additional detailed guidance on AAV technology which may be usefulin the practice of the subject invention, including methods andmaterials for the incorporation of a transgene, the propagation andpurification of the recombinant AAV vector containing the transgene, andits use in transfecting cells and mammals, see e.g. Carter et al, U.S.Pat. No. 4,797,368 (Jan. 10, 1989); Muzyczka et al, U.S. Pat. No.5,139,941 (Aug. 18, 1992); Lebkowski et al, U.S. Pat. No. 5,173,414(Dec. 22, 1992); Srivastava, U.S. Pat. No. 5,252,479 (Oct. 12, 1993);Lebkowski et al, U.S. Pat. No. 5,354,678 (Oct. 11, 1994); Shenk et al,U.S. Pat. No. 5,436,146(Jul. 25, 1995); Chatterjee et al, U.S. Pat. No.5,454,935 (Dec. 12, 995), Carter et al WO 93/24641 (published Dec. 9,1993), and Natsoulis, U.S. Pat. No. 5,622,856 (Apr. 22, 1997). Furtherinformation regarding AAVs and the adenovirus or herpes helper functionsrequired can be found in the following articles: Berns and Bohensky(1987), “Adeno-Associated Viruses: An Update”, Advanced in VirusResearch, Academic Press, 33:243-306. The genome of AAV is described inLaughlin et al. (1983) “Cloning of infectious adeno-associated virusgenomes in bacterial plasmids”, Gene, 23: 65-73. Expression of AAV isdescribed in Beaton et al. (1989) “Expression from the Adeno-associatedvirus p5 and p19 promoters is negatively regulated in trans by the repprotein”, J. Virol., 63:4450-4454. Construction of rAAV is described ina number of publications: Tratschin et al. (1984) “Adeno-associatedvirus vector for high frequency integration, expression and rescue ofgenes in mammalian cells”, Mol. Cell. Biol., 4:2072-2081; Hermonat andMuzyczka (1984) “Use of adeno-associated virus as a mammalian DNAcloning vector: Transduction of neomycin resistance into mammaliantissue culture cells”, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 81:6466-6470;McLaughlin et al. (1988) “Adeno-associated virus general transductionvectors: Analysis of Proviral Structures”, J. Virol., 62:1963-1973; andSamulski et al. (1989) “Helper-free stocks of recombinantadeno-associated viruses: normal integration does not require viral geneexpression”, J. Virol., 63:3822-3828. Cell lines that can be transformedby rAAV are those described in Lebkowski et al. (1988) “Adeno-associatedvirus: a vector system for efficient introduction and integration of DNAinto a variety of mammalian cell types”, Mol. Cell. Biol., 8:3988-3996.“Producer” or “packaging” cell lines used in manufacturing recombinantretroviruses are described in Dougherty et al. (1989) J. Virol.,63:3209-3212; and Markowitz et al. (1988) J. Virol., 62:1120-1124.

C. Hybrid Adenovirus-AAV Vectors

Hybrid Adenovirus-AAV vectors represented by an adenovirus capsidcontaining a nucleic acid comprising a portion of an adenovirus, and 5′and 3′ ITR sequences from an AAV which flank a selected transgene underthe control of a promoter. See e.g. Wilson et al, International PatentApplication Publication No. WO 96/13598. This hybrid vector ischaracterized by high titer transgene delivery to a host cell and theability to stably integrate the transgene into the host cell chromosomein the presence of the rep gene. This virus is capable of infectingvirtually all cell types (conferred by its adenovirus sequences) andstable long term transgene integration into the host cell genome(conferred by its AAV sequences).

The adenovirus nucleic acid sequences employed in this vector can rangefrom a minimum sequence amount, which requires the use of a helper virusto produce the hybrid virus particle, to only selected deletions ofadenovirus genes, which deleted gene products can be supplied in thehybrid viral process by a packaging cell. For example, a hybrid viruscan comprise the 5′ and 3′ inverted terminal repeat (ITR) sequences ofan adenovirus (which function as origins of replication). The leftterminal sequence (5′) sequence of the Ad5 genome that can be used spansbp 1 to about 360 of the conventional adenovirus genome (also referredto as map units 0-1) and includes the 5′ ITR and the packaging/enhancerdomain. The 3′ adenovirus sequences of the hybrid virus include theright terminal 3′ ITR sequence which is about 580 nucleotides (about bp35,353-end of the adenovirus, referred to as about map units 98.4-100).

The AAV sequences useful in the hybrid vector are viral sequences fromwhich the rep and cap polypeptide encoding sequences are deleted and areusually the cis acting 5′ and 3′ ITR sequences. Thus, the AAV ITRsequences are flanked by the selected adenovirus sequences and the AAVITR sequences themselves flank a selected transgene. The preparation ofthe hybrid vector is further described in detail in published PCTapplication entitled “Hybrid Adenovirus-AAV Virus and Method of UseThereof, WO 96/13598 by Wilson et al.

For additional detailed guidance on adenovirus and hybrid adenovirus-AAVtechnology which may be useful in the practice of the subject invention,including methods and materials for the incorporation of a transgene,the propagation and purification of recombinant virus containing thetransgene, and its use in transfecting cells and mammals, see alsoWilson et al, WO 94/28938, WO 96/13597 and WO 96/26285, and referencescited therein.

D. Retroviruses

The retroviruses are a group of single-stranded RNA virusescharacterized by an ability to convert their RNA to double-stranded DNAin infected cells by a process of reverse-transcription (Coffin (1990)Retroviridae and their Replication” In Fields, Knipe ed. Virology. NewYork: Raven Press). The resulting DNA then stably integrates intocellular chromosomes as a provirus and directs synthesis of viralproteins. The integration results in the retention of the viral genesequences in the recipient cell and its descendants. The retroviralgenome contains three genes, gag, pol, and env that code for capsialproteins, polymerase enzyme, and envelope components, respectively. Asequence found upstream from the gag gene, termed psi, functions as asignal for packaging of the genome into virions. Two long terminalrepeat (LTR) sequences are present at the 5′ and 3′ ends of the viralgenome. These contain strong promoter and enhancer sequences and arealso required for integration in the host cell genome (Coffin (1990),supra).

In order to construct a retroviral vector, a nucleic acid of interest isinserted into the viral genome in the place of certain viral sequencesto produce a virus that is replication-defective. In order to producevirions, a packaging cell line containing the gag, pol, and env genesbut without the LTR and psi components is constructed (Mann et al.(1983) Cell 33:153). When a recombinant plasmid containing a human cDNA,together with the retroviral LTR and psi sequences is introduced intothis cell line (by calcium phosphate precipitation for example), the psisequence allows the RNA transcript of the recombinant plasmid to bepackaged into viral particles, which are then secreted into the culturemedia (Nicolas and Rubenstein (1988) “Retroviral Vectors”, In: Rodriguezand Denhardt ed. Vectors: A Survey of Molecular Cloning Vectors andtheir Uses. Stoneham:Butterworth; Temin, (1986) “Retrovirus Vectors forGene Transfer: Efficient Integration into and Expression of ExogenousDNA in Vertebrate Cell Genome”, In: Kucherlapati ed. Gene Transfer. NewYork: Plenum Press; Mann et al., 1983, supra). The media containing therecombinant retroviruses is then collected, optionally concentrated, andused for gene transfer. Retroviral vectors are able to infect a broadvariety of cell types. Integration and stable expression require thedivision of host cells (Paskind et al. (1975) Virology 67:242). Thisaspect is particularly relevant for the treatment of PVR, since thesevectors allow selective targeting of cells which proliferate, i.e.,selective targeting of the cells in the epiretinal membrane, since theseare the only ones proliferating in eyes of PVR subjects.

A major prerequisite for the use of retroviruses is to ensure the safetyof their use, particularly with regard to the possibility of the spreadof wild-type virus in the cell population. The development ofspecialized cell lines (termed “packaging cells”) which produce onlyreplication-defective retroviruses has increased the utility ofretroviruses for gene therapy, and defective retroviruses are wellcharacterized for use in gene transfer for gene therapy purposes (for areview see Miller, A. D. (1990) Blood 76:271). Thus, recombinantretrovirus can be constructed in which part of the retroviral codingsequence (gag, pol, env) has been replaced by nucleic acid encoding aprotein of the present invention, e.g., a transcriptional activator,rendering the retrovirus replication defective. The replicationdefective retrovirus is then packaged into virions which can be used toinfect a target cell through the use of a helper virus by standardtechniques. Protocols for producing recombinant retroviruses and forinfecting cells in vitro or in vivo with such viruses can be found inCurrent Protocols in Molecular Biology, Ausubel, F. M. et al., (eds.)Greene Publishing Associates, (1989), Sections 9.10-9.14 and otherstandard laboratory manuals. Examples of suitable retroviruses includepLJ, pZIP, pWE and pEM which are well known to those skilled in the art.A preferred retroviral vector is a pSR MSVtkNeo (Muller et al. (1991)Mol. Cell Biol. 11:1785 and pSR MSV(XbaI) (Sawyers et al. (1995) J. Exp.Med. 181:307) and derivatives thereof. For example, the unique BamHIsites in both of these vectors can be removed by digesting the vectorswith BamHI, filling in with Klenow and religating to produce pSMTN2 andpSMTX2, respectively, as described in PCT/US96/09948 by Clackson et al.Examples of suitable packaging virus lines for preparing both ecotropicand amphotropic retroviral systems include Crip, Cre, 2 and Am.

Retroviruses, including lentiviruses, have been used to introduce avariety of genes into many different cell types, including neural cells,epithelial cells, retinal cells, endothelial cells, lymphocytes,myoblasts, hepatocytes, bone marrow cells, in vitro and/or in vivo (seefor example, review by Federico (1999) Curr. Opin. Biotechnol. 10:448;Eglitis et al., (1985) Science 230:1395-1398; Danos and Mulligan, (1988)PNAS USA 85:6460-6464; Wilson et al., (1988) PNAS USA 85:3014-3018;Armentano et al., (1990) PNAS USA 87:6141-6145; Huber et al., (1991)PNAS USA 88:8039-8043; Ferry et al., (1991) PNAS USA 88:8377-8381;Chowdhury et al., (1991) Science 254:1802-1805; van Beusechem et al.,(1992) PNAS USA 89:7640-7644; Kay et al., (1992) Human Gene Therapy3:641-647; Dai et al., (1992) PNAS USA 89:10892-10895; Hwu et al.,(1993) J. Immunol. 150:4104-4115; U.S. Pat. No. 4,868,116; U.S. Pat. No.4,980,286; PCT Application WO 89/07136; PCT Application WO 89/02468; PCTApplication WO 89/05345; and PCT Application WO 92/07573).

Furthermore, it has been shown that it is possible to limit theinfection spectrum of retroviruses and consequently of retroviral-basedvectors, by modifying the viral packaging proteins on the surface of theviral particle (see, for example PCT publications WO93/25234,WO94/06920, and WO94/11524). For instance, strategies for themodification of the infection spectrum of retroviral vectors include:coupling antibodies specific for cell surface antigens to the viral envprotein (Roux et al., (1989) PNAS USA 86:9079-9083; Julan et al., (1992)J. Gen Virol 73:3251-3255; and Goud et al., (1983) Virology163:251-254); or coupling cell surface ligands to the viral env proteins(Neda et al., (1991) J. Biol. Chem. 266:14143-14146). Coupling can be inthe form of the chemical cross-linking with a protein or other variety(e.g. lactose to convert the env protein to an asialoglycoprotein), aswell as by generating fusion proteins (e.g. single-chain antibody/envfusion proteins). This technique, while useful to limit or otherwisedirect the infection to certain tissue types, and can also be used toconvert an ecotropic vector in to an amphotropic vector.

E. Other Viral Systems

Other viral vector systems that can be used to deliver a polynucleotideof the invention have been derived from herpes virus, e.g., HerpesSimplex Virus (U.S. Pat. No. 5,631,236 by Woo et al., issued May 20,1997 and WO 00/08191 by Neurovex), vaccinia virus (Ridgeway (1988)Ridgeway, “Mammalian expression vectors,” In: Rodriguez R L, Denhardt DT, ed. Vectors: A survey of molecular cloning vectors and their uses.Stoneham: Butterworth,; Baichwal and Sugden (1986) “Vectors for genetransfer derived from animal DNA viruses: Transient and stableexpression of transferred genes,” In: Kucherlapati R, ed. Gene transfer.New York: Plenum Press; Coupar et al. (1988) Gene, 68:1-10), and severalRNA viruses. Preferred viruses include an alphavirus, a poxivirus, anarena virus, a vaccinia virus, a polio virus, and the like. They offerseveral attractive features for various mammalian cells (Friedmann(1989) Science, 244:1275-1281; Ridgeway, 1988, supra; Baichwal andSugden, 1986, supra; Coupar et al., 1988; Horwich et al.(1990) J.Virol., 64:642-650).

With the recent recognition of defective hepatitis B viruses, newinsight was gained into the structure-function relationship of differentviral sequences. In vitro studies showed that the virus could retain theability for helper-dependent packaging and reverse transcription despitethe deletion of up to 80% of its genome (Horwich et al., 1990, supra).This suggested that large portions of the genome could be replaced withforeign genetic material. The hepatotropism and persistence(integration) were particularly attractive properties for liver-directedgene transfer. Chang et al. recently introduced the chloramphenicolacetyltransferase (CAT) gene into duck hepatitis B virus genome in theplace of the polymerase, surface, and pre-surface coding sequences. Itwas cotransfected with wild-type virus into an avian hepatoma cell line.Culture media containing high titers of the recombinant virus were usedto infect primary duckling hepatocytes. Stable CAT gene expression wasdetected for at least 24 days after transfection (Chang et al. (1991)Hepatology, 14:124A).

Since in certain embodiments, the compositions of the invention will beadministered via a specific device, e.g., by injection using a syringe,the invention also provides devices, e.g., syringes, comprising acomposition of the invention.

Diseases and Conditions that Can be Treated According to the Methods ofthe Invention

Generally, the invention provides methods for normalizing PDGF-mediatedcellular responses, such as cell migration, cell proliferation,contraction, and/or extracellular matrix synthesis or secretion. In apreferred embodiment, the invention provides methods for treating orpreventing fibrotic diseases or disorders. Such diseases or disordersgenerally arise from an excessive or unregulated deposition of new cellsand extracellular matrix at a particular site, such as at a site ofwound healing. This extra material can cause a disease or disorder byinterfering with normal tissue functions. The extra material can also beunsightly. The newly deposited cells and extracellular matrix aregenerally referred to as scar tissue. In most fibrotic diseases the scartissue contracts, thereby leading to additional undesirableconsequences. Exemplary fibrotic diseases include pulmonary fibrosis(fibrotic disease of the lung), glomerulonephritis (fibrotic disease ofthe kidney), cirrhosis of the liver (fibrotic disease of the liver),epithelium or skin wound healing, atherosclerosis, and proliferativevitreoretinopathy (PVR). Fibrotic diseases also include repair of tendondamage, the healing of crash injuries, the healing of central nervoussystem (CNS) injuries, conditions, which result in the formation of scartissue in the CNS, scar tissue formation resulting from strokes, andtissue adhesion, e.g., as a result of injury or surgery. Thus, themethods of the invention allow healing of wounds or fibrotic diseaseswith reduced scarring.

The involvement of PDGF in fibrotic diseases has been described in theliterature. For example, PDGF and PDGF-R has recently been implicated infibrotic diseases of the lung (Antoniades, H. N.; et al. J. Clin.Invest. 1990, 86, 1055), kidney and liver (Peterson, T. C. Hepatology,1993, 17, 486). The involvement of PDGF in PVR has been suggested inAndrews et al. (1999) Invest. Opthalmol. & Vis. Sci. 40:2683.

Wound healing, after a tissue injury, is a process, which can be dividedinto three phases: inflammation; proliferation; and modulation of thescar. The first phase is caused by breakage of the blood-ocular barrierimmediately after the injury and the occurance of an initialinflammatory response. During this stage, platelets are believed tomigrate to the site of the lesion and release growth factors, such asPDGF, TGF-β, and EGF. These factors then attract polymorphonuclearcells, which arrive a few hours after the injury, and which releaseadditional factors that attract circulating blood monocytes, which canbecome macrophages, cells which secrete additional growth factors, e.g.,fibroblast growth factor (FGF). In the second stage of the wound healingprocess, macrophages stimulate the proliferation and accumulation ofconnective tissue cells that give rise to granulation tissue. The thirdphase of the wound healing process consists in the reorganization of thecells and extracellular matrix, i.e., the modulation of the tissuepreviously formed. The fibroblasts then contract and the granulationbecomes a mature scar (Pastor J. C. (1998) Survey of Ophthalmology43:3).

In one embodiment, the method of the invention comprises contacting thesite of wound healing or fibrosis with a vector containing a transgeneencoding a mutated PDGFR, such that the vector delivers the transgene tocells whose proliferation is undesired, e.g., the connective tissuecells or fibroblasts or other cells which are attracted to the injurysite. Expression of the transgene results then in the expression of amutant PDGFR, which decreases or inhibits the action of PDGF on thesecells, as demonstrated in the Examples. As shown in the Examples, it isnot necessary to express high levels of the mutant receptor, even ifwild type receptor is expressed in the cells. Of course, instead ofcontacting the site of injury with a vector containing a transgene, itis also possible to deliver the mutated receptor protein directly to thecell in a manner allowing for the mutant receptor protein to be taken upby the cells, e.g., by using a fusion protein of a mutant PDGFR fused toa TAT transduction domain (see, supra). Methods for administeringvectors and polypeptides to target cells are further described herein.To achieve targeting of the desired cells, vectors or delivery vehiclesthat specifically target the desired cells can be used. Alternatively,or in conjunction with such vectors or delivery vehicles, when a vectoris delivered to a site of injury, a tissue- or cell-specific promotercan be used to direct expression of the transgene specifically in thedesired cell. These methods are also further described herein.

A preferred fibrotic disease that can be treated according to themethods of the invention is PVR. As described in the Background of theInvention, PVR is a major cause for failed retinal detachment surgery.PVR can also be caused by rehgmatogenous retinal detachments, inparticular, if associated with other risk factors, such as viteroushemorrhages, aphakia, long-standing retinal detachment, and surgicalfailures (Pastor J. C., supra). PVR is characterized by the growth andcontraction of cellular membranes within the hyaloid and the retinal onboth retinal surfaces. It is the traction exerted by these membranesthat causes traction retinal detachment that reopens otherwisesuccessfully treated retinal breaks, and may create new retinal breaks.PVR may result in blindness.

PVR is now considered to be result from a scarring process amplified byinflammation (Pastor J. C. (1998) Survey of Ophthalmology 43:3). Thedevelopment of PVR essentially goes through the same three stages as thegeneral wound healing process described above: inflammation;proliferation; and modulation of the scar. Briefly, a retinal tearcauses an inflammatory response and the breakage of the blood-ocularbarrier, allowing platelets to migrate to the lesion and release growthfactors, e.g., PDGF. An extracellular matrix containing fibrin andfibronectin is produced, which stimulates cell migration by acting aschemotactic elements. Monocytes, as well as glial and retinal pigmentepithelial (RPE) cells are attracted to the site of injury and formeither together or separately an epiretinal membrane. More growthfactors are then secreted by the cells present at the site of injury,and these factors contribute to the second stage, i.e., that ofproliferation. The third stage consists of membrane contraction, whichresults in traction retinal detachments (Pastor J. C., supra), causingloss of visual accuity and potentially blindness.

Various treatments for PVR are described in Pastor J. C., supra,including the use of tamponade agents, such as silicone oil. Someantiproliferative agents have also been administered to patients, e.g.,by direct injection into the vitreous. Some drugs are also currently inclinical testing (Pastor J. C., supra).

In one embodiment of the invention, PVR in a subject is treated byadministering to the site of the retinal lesion a vector containing atransgene encoding a mutated PDGFR, in a form permitting the vector tobe taken up by cells, and expressed in cells. Alternatively, a mutatedPDGFR protein is administered to the site of the retinal lesion. Thetarget cells, i.e., the cells in which expression of the mutated PDGFRis desired are the cells in the epiretinal membrane, such as RPE cells,glial cells or potentially fibroblasts and macrophages. Accordingly, inone embodiment, a vector or a mutant PDGFR protein is injected into thevitreous of the eyes of a subject in need thereof The injection can betargeted to the site of the vitreous in which the epiretinal membrane islocated, as determined according to methods known in the art. As furtherdescribed herein, viral vectors have successfully been used for genedelivery to RPE cells. In addition, preferred vectors are those whichinfect selectively cells that are proliferating. In fact, in PVR, theonly proliferating cells in the eye of a subject with PVR are the cellsof the epiretinal membrane. Thus, the use of a vector, e.g., retroviralvector, which selectively targets proliferating cells allows forselective targeting of the cells of the epiretinal membrane. Methods foradministering vectors and proteins to the vitreous are further describedherein.

In one embodiment, PVR can be treated by administering a composition ofthe invention, and a composition that is cytotoxic to the epiretinalmembranes.

The compounds of the invention (e.g., vectors comprising a transgeneencoding a mutated PDGFR or a mutated PDGFR protein) can also be used totreat other diseases or disorders. Indeed, PDGF is known to be apowerful cell growth factor related to the control of cell growth anddivision (Cell 46, 155 (1986)), and its presence in abnormal amounts isknown to result in aberrant cell growth. Since it has been shown hereinthat the mutant PDGFR described herein inhibit PDGF-induced cell growth,these mutants can be used to inhibit the PDGF induced growth of anycells, both in normal situations and in diseases associated with anabnormal PDGF or PDGFR level or protein. Thus, generally the mutantPDGFRs of the invention can be used for treating proliferative diseases.Examples of diseases characterized by an abnormal production of PDGF orPDGFR include leukemias, cancers, psoriasis, glomerular nephritis,organofibrosis, atherosclerosis, restenosis after percutaneous coronaryangioplasty or bypass surgery and rheumatoid arthritis. Examples ofspecific tumor cell types, which overexpress either the PDGF protein orreceptor thus leading to the uncontrolled growth of cancer cells via anautocrine or paracrine mechanism include glioblastoma and Kaposi'ssarcoma (see Silver, B. J., BioFactors, 1992, 3, 217). Accordingly, themutant PDGFRs of the invention can be used for treatment of suchdiseases. Treatment can be undertaken by administering, such as byinjection, a vector comprising a transgene encoding a mutated PDGFR or amutated PDGFR protein to the site of the abnormal cell proliferation,such that the mutated PDGFR is expressed in cells in which one desiresto limit growth. It was reported in one clinical trial that abnormalcell growth in is a disease was suppressed by administration of ananti-PDGF antibody (J. Exp. Med. 175, 1413 (1992)).

It has been reported by Thornton, S. C.; et al. (Clin. Exp. Immun. 1991,86, 79) that TNF-alpha and PDGF (obtained from human rheumatoidarthritis patients) are the major cytokines involved in proliferation ofsynovial cells. Accordingly, the methods of the invention are believedto be also useful for treating rheumatoid arthritis, characterized byabnormal proliferation of synovial cells.

PDGF is a potent growth factor for mesenchymal and neuroectodermalcells. Endothelial cells have been considered nonresponsive to PDGF, buta recent study has shown that PDGF may have a role in angiogenesisduring placenta development. In addition, it has been demonstrated, thatPDGFR-b is expressed in endothelial cells in inflammatory tissue andglial tumors (Plate et al., Laboratory Investigation 4:529, 1992). Thissuggests, that PDGF may play a role in vascular functions inpathological conditions, and thus suggests that the mutant PDGFRs of theinvention are useful for treating diseases pertaining characterized byabnormal growth of these cells.

PDGF is considered to be a principal growth-regulatory moleculeresponsible for smooth muscle cell proliferation. One smooth muscledisorder is atherosclerosis, which is a disease characterized by focalthickening of the inner portion of the artery wall, predisposing anindividual to myocardial infarction (heart attack), cerebral infarction(stroke), hypertension (high blood pressure) and gangrene of theextremities. In addition to consisting primarily of proliferated smoothmuscle cells, lesions of atherosclerosis are surrounded by large amountsof lipid-laden macrophages, varying numbers of lymphocytes and largeamounts of connective tissue. PDGF has been found in numerous cells insuch lesions, and it is believed that PDGF plays a critical role in theatherosclerosis disease process.

Another smooth muscle cell disease that can be treated according to themethods of the invention is restenosis. This disease is characterized bythe regrowth of smooth muscle cells into the lumen of blood vesselsfollowing angioplasty or other arterial damage, is a frequent andrecurring problem in the long term success of angioplasty. The failurerates of angioplasty as a result of restenosis within six months arereported to be between 25-50% (Leimgruber et al., 1986; Gruentzieg etal., 1987; Nobuyoshi et al., 1988; Serruys et al., 1988). Restenosisalso occurs after arterial reconstructions, atherectomy, stentimplantation, and laser angioplasty. Injury to arteries duringangioplasty results in the activation of medial smooth muscle cells,which begin to migrate and proliferate into the lumen of the artery toform a neointima, or a new layer of cells. It is believed that expansionof this neointima as a result of the new layer of smooth muscle cells,extracellular matrix, and recruited inflammatory cells, is the cause ofthe eventual reduction of blood flow through the artery and recurrenceof ischemic symptoms. The composition of the instant invention is alsouseful in the prevention of restenosis after percutaneous transluminalcoronary angioplasty by inhibiting neointimal formation (C. Indolfi etal. Nature medicine, 1:541-545(1995). Such diseases are expected to betreatable with the compounds of the invention.

Administration of the Compounds of the Invention to a Subject

Methods for treating a subject having a disorder relating to abiological activity mediated by PDGF, such as cell proliferation,migration, synthesis and secretion of extracellular matrix and cellcontraction can be treated by administration to the subject of apharmaceutically effective amount of a compound of the invention. Acompound of the invention refers to a nucleic acid encoding a mutatedPDGFR, to a mutated PDGFR protein, or a compound identified in the gelcontraction assay described herein. A nucleic acid is generallyadministered in the form of a vector, such as a viral vector comprisingall transcriptional regulatory elements necessary for appropriateexpression in a target cell.

Depending on the type of disease, different methods of administration ofthe compounds of the invention can be used. For example, a skin diseasecan be treated by applying a compound of the invention together with anappropriate delivery vehicle to the skin. For treating a lung disease,the compound can be inhaled. Alternatively, for treating a tissue thatis inside a human body, a compound of the invention may have to beinjected to the desired site. Set forth below are general guidelines foradministration of compounds. Specific methods for administration ofcompounds for treating ocular diseases, such as PVR are described afterthe general methods.

The therapeutic methods of the invention generally comprisesadministering to a subject in need thereof, a pharmaceutically effectiveamount of a compound. The compounds of the invention can be administeredin a “growth inhibitory amount,” i.e., an amount of the compound whichis pharmaceutically effective to inhibit or decrease proliferation oftarget cells. The compounds of this invention may be administered tomammals, preferably humans, either alone or, preferably, in combinationwith pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, excipients or diluents, in apharmaceutical composition, according to standard pharmaceuticalpractice. The compounds can be administered orally or parenterally,including the intravenous, intramuscular, intraperitoneal, subcutaneous,rectal and topical routes of administration.

Toxicity and therapeutic efficacy of the compounds can be determined bystandard pharmaceutical procedures in cell cultures or experimentalanimals, e.g., for determining the LD₅₀ (the dose lethal to 50% of thepopulation) and the ED₅₀ (the dose therapeutically effective in 50% ofthe population). The dose ratio between toxic and therapeutic effects isthe therapeutic index and it can be expressed as the ratio LD₅₀/ED₅₀.Reagents which exhibit large therapeutic indices are preferred. Whilereagents that exhibit toxic side effects may be used, care should betaken to design a delivery system that targets such reagents to the siteof affected tissue in order to minimize potential damage to uninfectedcells and, thereby, reduce side effects.

The data obtained from cell culture assays and animal studies can beused in formulating a range of dosage for use in humans. The dosage ofsuch reagents lies preferably within a range of circulatingconcentrations that include the ED₅₀ with little or no toxicity. Thedosage may vary within this range depending upon the dosage formemployed and the route of administration utilized. For any reagent usedin the method of the invention, the therapeutically effective dose canbe estimated initially from cell culture assays. A dose may beformulated in animal models to achieve a circulating plasmaconcentration range that includes the IC₅₀ (i.e., the concentration ofthe test compound which achieves a half-maximal inhibition of symptoms)as determined in cell culture. Such information can be used to moreaccurately determine useful doses in humans.

The pharmaceutical compositions containing the active ingredient may bein a form suitable for oral use, for example, as tablets, troches,lozenges, aqueous or oily suspensions, dispersible powders or granules,emulsions, hard or soft capsules, or syrups or elixirs. Compositionsintended for oral use may be prepared according to any method known tothe art for the manufacture of pharmaceutical compositions and suchcompositions may contain one or more agents selected from the groupconsisting of sweetening agents, flavoring agents, coloring agents andpreserving agents in order to provide pharmaceutically elegant andpalatable preparations. Tablets contain the active ingredient inadmixture with non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable excipients whichare suitable for the manufacture of tablets. These excipients may be forexample, inert diluents, such as calcium carbonate, sodium carbonate,lactose, calcium phosphate or sodium phosphate; granulating anddisintegrating agents, for example, microcrystalline cellulose, sodiumcrosscarmellose, corn starch, or alginic acid; binding agents, forexample starch, gelatin, polyvinyl-pyrrolidone or acacia, andlubricating agents, for example, magnesium stearate, stearic acid ortalc. The tablets may be uncoated or they may be coated by knowntechniques to mask the unpleasant taste of the drug or delaydisintegration and absorption in the gastrointestinal tract and therebyprovide a sustained action over a longer period. For example, a watersoluble taste masking material such as hydroxypropylmethyl-cellulose orhydroxypropylcellulose, or a time delay material such as ethylcellulose, cellulose acetate buryrate may be employed.

Formulations for oral use may also be presented as hard gelatin capsuleswherein the active ingredient is mixed with an inert solid diluent, forexample, calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate or kaolin, or as softgelatin capsules wherein the active ingredient is mixed with watersoluble carrier such as polyethyleneglycol or an oil medium, for examplepeanut oil, liquid paraffin, or olive oil.

Aqueous suspensions contain the active material in admixture withexcipients suitable for the manufacture of aqueous suspensions. Suchexcipients are suspending agents, for example sodiumcarboxymethylcellulose, methylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethyl-cellulose,sodium alginate, polyvinyl-pyrrolidone, gum tragacanth and gum acacia;dispersing or wetting agents may be a naturally-occurring phosphatide,for example lecithin, or condensation products of an alkylene oxide withfatty acids, for example polyoxyethylene stearate, or condensationproducts of ethylene oxide with long chain aliphatic alcohols, forexample heptadecaethylene-oxycetanol, or condensation products ofethylene oxide with partial esters derived from fatty acids and ahexitol such as polyoxyethylene sorbitol monooleate, or condensationproducts of ethylene oxide with partial esters derived from fatty acidsand hexitol anhydrides, for example polyethylene sorbitan monooleate.The aqueous suspensions may also contain one or more preservatives, forexample ethyl, or n-propyl p-hydroxybenzoate, one or more coloringagents, one or more flavoring agents, and one or more sweetening agents,such as sucrose, saccharin or aspartame.

Oily suspensions may be formulated by suspending the active ingredientin a vegetable oil, for example arachis oil, olive oil, sesame oil orcoconut oil, or in mineral oil such as liquid paraffin. The oilysuspensions may contain a thickening agent, for example beeswax, hardparaffin or cetyl alcohol. Sweetening agents such as those set forthabove, and flavoring agents may be added to provide a palatable oralpreparation. These compositions may be preserved by the addition of ananti-oxidant such as butylated hydroxyanisol or alpha-tocopherol.

Dispersible powders and granules suitable for preparation of an aqueoussuspension by the addition of water provide the active ingredient inadmixture with a dispersing or wetting agent, suspending agent and oneor more preservatives. Suitable dispersing or wetting agents andsuspending agents are exemplified by those already mentioned above.Additional excipients, for example sweetening, flavoring and coloringagents, may also be present. These compositions may be preserved by theaddition of an anti-oxidant such as ascorbic acid.

The pharmaceutical compositions of the invention may also be in the formof an oil-in-water emulsions. The oily phase may be a vegetable oil, forexample olive oil or arachis oil, or a mineral oil, for example liquidparaffin or mixtures of these. Suitable emulsifying agents may benaturally-occurring phosphatides, for example soy bean lecithin, andesters or partial esters derived from fatty acids and hexitolanhydrides, for example sorbitan monooleate, and condensation productsof the said partial esters with ethylene oxide, for examplepolyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate. The emulsions may also containsweetening, flavouring agents, preservatives and antioxidants.

Syrups and elixirs may be formulated with sweetening agents, for exampleglycerol, propylene glycol, sorbitol or sucrose. Such formulations mayalso contain a demulcent, a preservative, flavoring and coloring agentsand antioxidant.

The pharmaceutical compositions may be in the form of a sterileinjectable aqueous solutions. Among the acceptable vehicles and solventsthat may be employed are water, Ringer's solution and isotonic sodiumchloride solution.

The sterile injectable preparation may also be a sterile injectableoil-in-water microemulsion where the active ingredient is dissolved inthe oily phase. For example, the active ingredient may be firstdissolved in a mixture of soybean oil and lecithin. The oil solutionthen introduced into a water and glycerol mixture and processed to forma microemulation.

The injectable solutions or microemulsions may be introduced into apatient's blood-stream by local bolus injection. Alternatively, it maybe advantageous to administer the solution or microemulsion in such away as to maintain a constant circulating concentration of the instantcompound. In order to maintain such a constant concentration, acontinuous intravenous delivery device may be utilized. An example ofsuch a device is the Deltec CADD-PLUS.TM. model 5400 intravenous pump.

The pharmaceutical compositions may be in the form of a sterileinjectable aqueous or oleagenous suspension for intramuscular andsubcutaneous administration. This suspension may be formulated accordingto the known art using those suitable dispersing or wetting agents andsuspending agents which have been mentioned above. The sterileinjectable preparation may also be a sterile injectable solution orsuspension in a non-toxic parenterally-acceptable diluent or solvent,for example as a solution in 1,3-butane diol. In addition, sterile,fixed oils are conventionally employed as a solvent or suspendingmedium. For this purpose any bland fixed oil may be employed includingsynthetic mono- or diglycerides. In addition, fatty acids such as oleicacid find use in the preparation of injectables.

Compounds of the invention may also be administered in the form of asuppositories for rectal administration of the drug. These compositionscan be prepared by mixing the drug with a suitable nonirritatingexcipient which is solid at ordinary temperatures but liquid at therectal temperature and will therefore melt in the rectum to release thedrug. Such materials include cocoa butter, glycerinated gelatin,hydrogenated vegetable oils, mixtures of polyethylene glycols of variousmolecular weights and fatty acid esters of polyethylene glycol.

For topical use, creams, ointments, jellies, solutions or suspensions,etc., containing the compound of the invention are employed. Forpurposes of this application, topical application shall include mouthwashes and gargles.

The compounds for the present invention can be administered inintranasal form via topical use of suitable intranasal vehicles anddelivery devices, or via transdermal routes, using those forms oftransdermal skin patches well known to those of ordinary skill in theart. To be administered in the form of a transdermal delivery system,the dosage administration will, of course, be continuous rather thanintermittent throughout the dosage regimen.

As used herein, the term “composition” is intended to encompass aproduct comprising the specified ingredients in the specific amounts, aswell as any product which results, directly or indirectly, fromcombination of the specific ingredients in the specified amounts.

The compounds identified by the instant method may also beco-administered with other well known therapeutic agents that areselected for their particular usefulness against the condition that isbeing treated.

When a composition according to this invention is administered into ahuman subject, the daily dosage will normally be determined by theprescribing physician with the dosage generally varying according to theage, weight, and response of the individual patient, as well as theseverity of the patient's symptoms.

In a preferred embodiment for treating PVR, the compound of theinvention is introduced into the vitreous cavity of an eye of a subject,e.g., by injection. The injection can be preformed according toprocedures standard in the art.

The compound will be suspended in an opthalmologically acceptablecarrier for introduction into the eye of a subject. The term “carrier”denotes an organic or inorganic ingredient, natural or synthetic, withwhich the active ingredient is combined to facilitate the application.An opthalmologically acceptable carrier is a substance which is nontoxicto the subject given the treatment and which also does not inhibit ordegrade the activity of the compound of the invention. Anopthalmologically acceptable carrier is preferably a sterile diluenthaving a pH and osmolarity compatible with normal human vitreous.Examples of opthalmologically acceptable carriers include phosphatebuffered saline and lactated Ringer's solution. A particularly preferredopthalmologically acceptable carrier for suspension of the compound ofthe invention is Ca²⁺- and Mg²⁺-free phosphate buffered saline (PBS) ofpH 7.4 and 298 milliosmoles. Other opthalmologically acceptable carriersare well known in the art and can be found in standard reference textssuch as Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences (Mack Publishing Company,Easton, Pa.). Ophthalmologically acceptable compositions can routinelycontain salts, buffering agents, preservatives, compatible carriers, andoptionally other therapeutic ingredients. When used in ophthalmology,the salts should be ophthalmologically acceptable, butnonophthalmologically acceptable salts can be conveniently used toprepare ophthalmologically acceptable salts thereof and are not excludedfrom the scope of the invention. Such opthamologically acceptable saltsinclude, but are not limited to those derived from inorganic acids suchas hydrochloric, hydrobromic, sulfuric, sulfamic, phosphoric, nitric andthe like; and the salts prepared from organic acids such as acetic,propionic, succinic, glycolic, stearic, lactic, maleic, tartaric,citric, ascorbic, pamoic, maleic, hydroxymaleic, phenylacetic, glutamic,benzoic, salicylic, sulfanilic, 2-acetoxybenzoic, fumaric,toluenesulfonic, methanesulfonic, ethane disulfonic, oxalic, isethionic,formic, malonic, naphthalene-2-sulfonic, benzenesulfonic and the like.Also, ophthalmologically acceptable salts can be prepared as alkalinemetal or alkaline earth salts, such as sodium, potassium or calciumsalts of the carboxylic acid group. The components of theophthalmological compositions are also capable of being comingled withthe molecules of the present invention, and with each other in a mannersuch that there is no interaction which would substantially impair thedesired pharmaceutical affect.

It may also be advantageous to administer the compound of the inventionutililizing a method of a slow release, for instance, by inbraveitrealinjection of the dose of the compound encapsulated in a microvesicle,such as a liposome, from which the compound is released over the courseof several days, e.g., between 3 to 20 days. The compound can beformulated for slow release, such as incorporation into a slow releasepolymer from which the dosage of drug is slowly released over the courseof several days, e.g., 2 to 30 days (see, e.g., Berger et al. (1996)Invest. Ophtahlamol Vis Sci 37:2318).

The compound useful for treating or preventing PVP is introduced intothe eye in amounts sufficient to inhibit proliferation, migration,contraction, and/or extracellular matrix secretion from cells formingepiretinal membranes, e.g., RPE cells. The amount of the compound thatis introduced can vary according to the condition of the subject beingtreated, the pH of the intraocular fluid, the severity of the condition,the time available for treatment, and the like. The total amount ofcompound used in the invention can vary with, in addition to theconcentration noted above, the volume introduced into the vitreouscavity of the subject's eye. The volume of compound introduced can be afunction of the size of the eye, the age of the subject, the severity ofthe condition and the like. Administration of the same total amount ofcompound can be accomplished using a greater volume of a lowerconcentration dispase solution or a smaller volume of a higherconcentration compound solution, according to the needs of the subjector preferences of the practitioner. The volume of the vitreous cavity islimited, however, so that in general between 100 microliters and 500microliters can be injected into the eye of a subject.

As used herein, an effective amount of a compound of the invention,e.g., a construct encoding a PDGFR mutant or a compound as identified bya gel contraction assay described herein, is a dosage large enough toreduce the development of an epiretinal membrane in the vitreous of asubject, e.g., by inhibiting proliferation and/or contraction and/orextracellular matrix secretion and/or migration of cells in or to theepiretinal membrane. An effective amount is not, however, a dosage solarge as to cause adverse side affects. Generally, an effective amountcan vary with the subject's age and condition, as well as the extent ofthe condition being treated, and can be determined by one of skilled inthe art. The dosage can be adjusted by the individual practitioner inthe event of any complication.

Although injection of the compounds of the invention into the vitrouscavity is a preferred mode of administration of the therapeutic, avariety of other administration routes for the compound of the inventionare available. The particular mode selected will depend of course, uponthe particular subject, the severity of the condition being treated andthe dosage required for therapeutic efficacy. The methods of thisinvention, generally speaking, can be practiced using any mode ofadministration that is ophthalmologically acceptable, meaning any modethat produces effective levels of the active compounds without causingclinically unacceptable adverse affects.

The invention permits use of a compound of the invention, e.g., aconstruct encoding a PDGFR mutant, in connection with any intraocularsurgery, which may result in PVR. As used herein, “intraocular surgery”means surgery within the eye and encompasses surgeries for manydifferent conditions. Intraocular surgeries in which the invention canbe used include vitrectomy for macular hole surgery, vitrectomy forproliferative vascular retinopathies, repair of a retinal detachment,prevention of a retinal detachment, subretinal surgery, submacularsurgery and retinal transplantation. Other intraocular surgeries towhich the invention is applicable will be known to those of skill in theart.

The invention can also be used for non-surgical treatment of blindingcomplications associated with certain conditions of the eye. Conditionstreatable by the invention include those conditions in which a retinaltear or a partial or complete retinal detachment can occur if leftuntreated. Such conditions include diabetic retinopathy, central veinocclusion, proliferative vitreal retinopathy and proliferative vascularretinopathy.

The compound of the invention may be injected into the anterior vitreouscavity using topical or retrobulbar anesthesia. The compound can also beintroduced intravitreally using a drug delivery vehicle. For example,the compound can be issolved in a biologically inert fluid that is alsouseful as a mechanical tamponade to help keep the retina in place,preferably an oil such as silicone oil. It has been reported thatsilicone oil also serves as a delivery vehicle system in the eyes,thereby serving two purposes at the same time (Pastor C. P., supra).

Cell Contraction Assay for Identifying Compounds for TreatingPDGF-related Diseases

The invention further provides assays for identifying compounds, e.g.,small molecules, which can be used for treating fibrotic diseases. Theassay generally comprises determining the effect of a test compound onthe contraction of a cell population present in essentially a monolayerin a cell culture dish. In an even more preferred embodiment, the cellsare plated in a gel, such as a collagen gel. A preferred collagen gel isa collagen type I gel. The cells can be plated on top of the gel, oralternatively within the gel. A preferred contraction assay is set forthin the Examples. Briefly, the cells are suspended in a gel, e.g., acollagen gel and plated in a dish, and culture medium is added to thedish. The diameter of gel is then measured (control diameter). The cellsare incubated with a test substance for an appropriate time, and thediameter is then measured again to determine whether any contractionoccurred. In a situation in which one desires to determine the effect ofa test substance on stimulation of contraction by a certain agent, e.g.,PDGF, the cells are incubated with the test substance and the agent,e.g. PDGF, and the effect of the substance on the PDGF-inducedcontraction is determined. In the embodiment in which one desires toisolated therapeutics for treating PVR, one can incubate the cells withvitreous or TNF-beta or PDGF and with the test substance, comparecontraction of cells incubated with vitreous or TNF-beta or PDGFtogether or not with the test substance. Thus, a decrease of thecontraction induced by vitreous or TNF-beta or PDGF in the presence ofthe test substance relative to the absence of the test substanceindicates that the test substances prevents contraction of the cells,and that, thus, the test substances would be efficient for treatingdiseases or disorders resulting at least in part from cell contraction,e.g., excessive scarring.

Thus, generally, the invention provides a method for identifying anagent effective in treating a fibrotic disease in a subject, comprisingcontacting the agent with cells and a stimulus, under conditions inwhich the cells contract in the presence of the stimulus, and wherein areduction in the contraction of the cells in the presence of the agentrelative to their contraction in the absence of the agent indicates thatthe agent is effective in treating a fibrotic disease in a subject. Thecells may be suspended in a collagen matrix having a defined size, andthe method comprises comparing the size of the collagen matrix in thepresence relative to the absence of the agent.

Although the cells used in the assay can be primary cultures, the cellsare preferably from established cell lines. Indeed, it is moreconvenient to use cell lines, rather to have to isolate fresh cells andestablish a culture of the fresh cells. A cell line can also beestablished from primary cultures according to method known in the art,such as by infection with SV40. Even more preferred cells are epithelialcells or fibrobast cells. The cells can be mammalian cells, such ashuman, mouse, rat, canine, ovine, bovine or chicken cells. In apreferred embodiment, the cells are immortalized mouse embryofibroblasts.

Although certain types of gel contraction assays are known in the art,it has been discovered (as described in the Examples) that cell lines,e.g., immortalized cells, as opposed to primary cell cultures, can beused in a gel contraction assay to predict the effect of a drug intreating a disease associated with cell and/or matrix contraction. Theuse of cell lines is much more convenient, since it avoids having toisolate fresh cells everytime one desires to conduct an assay. It alsoallows for a better reproducibility, since the assay would be based onthe same cells, rather than on fresh cells obtained from differentsubjects or animals. It has been shown herein that there is a strongcorrelation between the effect on contraction of a substance (a mutatedreceptor) and its ability to prevent development of PVR in an animalmodel.

The preferred assays of the invention further differ from the collagencontraction assays described in that the cells can be imbedded withinthe gel. This allows to save time in that it avoids having to firstplate the gel in a dish and then the cells. Rather the cells are mixedwith the gel and the mixture is then plated in the dish.

Gel contraction assays can easily be carried in the form of highthroughput assays for testing millions of compounds simultaneously.

The contraction assays can be used for identifying compounds fortreating various types of diseases in which cell and/or matrixcontraction is involved, e.g., fibrotic diseases. For identifyingcompounds for identifying one or another fibrotic disease, the cell usedin the assay can be chose such as to ressemble the cells that contractin the particular fibrotic disease and the particular stimulus in thedisease that causes cell contraction. Thus, for example, for identifyingcompounds which prevent excessive scarring in skin wound healing, thecells used in the assay can be epithelial cells, e.g., from anepithelial cell line, and the simulus can be PDGR.

Kits of the Invention

The invention provides kits for treating and/or preventing diseases ordisorders associated with a defect in PDGFR-mediated biologicalactivity, such as cell proliferation, cell migration, synthesis andsecretion of extracellular matrix, and cell contraction, e.g., fibroticdiseases. In preferred embodiments, the invention provides kits fortreating abnormal wound healing processes, e.g., PVR. Certain kitsinclude a container containing an amount of a compound of the invention,e.g., a nucleic acid or viral particle encoding a PDGFR mutant, in anophthalmologically acceptable carrier effective to treat or prevent adisease, e.g., abnormal wound healing processes. Kits may also containother compositions and devices useful for administration of the compoundof the invention to the subject, e.g., a syringe. Kits may also containinstructions for use.

The kits may be enclosed in a package, such as a box, blister pack orsimilar packing vehicle used conventionally to hold containers ofliquid. The package can be coated with an impervious cover to assist inprotecting the sterility of the contents during transport and storage.The containers preferably are glass bottles, but can be formed of anyinert material such as a rigid or flexible plastic in the form ofbottles or bags that allow transport and storage of liquid without lossof fluid or contamination of the contents.

Other kits of the invention comprise the components of the gelcontraction assay described herein. For example, a kit may comprise acells for use in the assay, e.g., a cell line; the gel, e.g., collagentype I; cell growth medium; a simulus, e.g., PDGF; and control reagents.

The present invention is further illustrated by the following examples,which should not be construed as limiting in any way. The contents ofall cited references (including literature references, issued patents,published patent applications as cited throughout this application) arehereby expressly incorporated by reference.

The practice of the present invention will employ, unless otherwiseindicated, conventional techniques of cell biology, cell culture,molecular biology, transgenic biology, microbiology, recombinant DNA,and immunology, which are within the skill of the art. Such techniquesare explained fully in the literature. See, for example, MolecularCloning A Laboratory Manual, ₂nd Ed., ed. by Sambrook, Fritsch andManiatis (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press: 1989); DNA Cloning,Volumes I and II (D. N. Glover ed., 1985); Oligonucleotide Synthesis (M.J. Gait ed., 1984); Mullis et al. U.S. Pat. No. 4,683,195; Nucleic AcidHybridization (B. D. Hames & S. J. Higgins eds. 1984); Transcription AndTranslation (B. D. Hames & S. J. Higgins eds. 1984); Culture Of AnimalCells (R. I. Freshney, Alan R. Liss, Inc., 1987); Immobilized Cells AndEnzymes (IRL Press, 1986); B. Perbal, A Practical Guide To MolecularCloning (1984); the treatise, Methods In Enzymology (Academic Press,Inc., N.Y.); Gene Transfer Vectors For Mammalian Cells (J. H. Miller andM. P. Calos eds., 1987, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory); Methods InEnzymology, Vols. 154 and 155 (Wu et al. eds.), Immunochemical MethodsIn Cell And Molecular Biology (Mayer and Walker, eds., Academic Press,London, 1987); Handbook Of Experimental Immunology, Volumes I-IV (D. M.Weir and C. C. Blackwell, eds., 1986); Manipulating the Mouse Embryo,(Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., 1986).

EXAMPLES Example 1 Expression of αPDGFR Mutants

This example describes the construction of αPDGFR mutants capable ofinhibiting or reducing the activity of the wildtype (WT) αPDGFR.

Five αPDGFR mutants including one dominant negative αPDGFR mutant, shownin FIG. 1A., were created based on the homology of the αPDGFR with thec-kit receptor. The c-kit receptor belongs to the same family oftyrosine receptor kinase as the αPDGFR, and like the αPDGFR it has anextracellular domain, transmembrane domain, juxtamembrane domain, andtyrosine kinase that is interrupted by a kinase insert. Qiu, F. H. etal. (1988) Embo. J. 7:1003; Majumder, S. et al. (1988) Mol. Cell. Biol.8:4896; Yarden, Y. et al. (1986) Nature 323:226. Single point mutationsin c-kit are responsible for the deficits of W³⁷, W^(v), W⁴², and W⁴¹strains of mice. The abnormalities include white spotting on the skin,infertility, stem cell deficiency and anemia. W³⁷ has a substitution ofGlu to Lys at position 582 juxtamembrane domain); W^(v) has Met insteadof Thr at 660 (first half of the kinase domain); Asp replaces Asn at 790(second half of the kinase domain) in W⁴²; and W⁴¹ has a Val to Metsubstitution at 831 (second half of the kinase domain). Nocka, K. et al.(1990) Embo. J. 9:1805; Tan, J. C. et al. (1990) Science 247:209. Theaffected mice were heterozygous for the mutations suggesting that themutant form of c-kit was dominant to the normal copy of c-kit, which wasalso expressed. In fact, all the c-kit receptor mutants have been shownto function as dominant negatives in a mast cell proliferation assay.Nocka, K. et al (1990) Embo. J. 9:1805. Mice do not survive when bothc-kit alleles harbor either the W³⁷ or W⁴² point mutant. Geissler, E. N.et al. (1981) Genetics 97:337.

The point mutants in c-kit lie in regions of the intracellular domainthat are highly conserved within this class of receptor tyrosinekinases. When the single amino acid substitution correspodingly to W³⁷was introduced into Xenopus αPDGFR, the resulting mutant blockedαPDGFR-dependent events during development. Furthermore, this mutantprevented PDGF-dependent tyrosine phosphorylation of the wild type (WT)αPDGFR when the mutant and WT receptor were co-expressed. Ataliotis, P.et al. (1995) Development 121:3099.

Four αPDGFR mutants were created by introducing into the WT αPDGFR eachof the W mutations of the c-kit receptor, i.e., a single amino acidsubstitution, which corresponds to the W³⁷, W^(v), W⁴², or W⁴¹ c-kitmutants. Another αPDGFR mutant was created by truncation of the WTreceptor to eliminate the kinase domain and carboxyterminus. Such atruncated receptor heterodimerizes with a WT receptor and preventsactivation of the WT receptor.

The truncated receptor was generated as follows. The 4.3 kb Not I/Xba IcDNA fragment containing the α/β chimeric receptor DeMali, K. A. et al.(1997) J. Biol. Chem. 272:9011, was subcloned into pBlueScript SK(Stratagene, La Jolla, Calif.). This construct was cut with Sac II andXba I, and the liberated cDNA fragment (which contains all of the βPDGFRsequence) was discarded. The remaining fragment was treated with Klenowto blunt-end the DNA, and then religated. The 2.0 kb Not I/Sal I αPDGFRfragment was subcloned into pLXSN², DeMali, K. A. et al. (1997) J. Biol.Chem. 272:9011, that had also been cut with this enzyme pair. Theprotein encoded by this portion of the αPDGFR cDNA includes all of theextracellular, transmembrane, and juxtamembrane domains, and has a stopcodon at nucleotide 1972, with no change in the predicted amino acidsequence. The last amino acid of the truncated receptor is proline 589,in the sequence “DSRWEFP” (SEQ ID NO: 25), and is near or at thejuxtamembrane/kinase domain junction. The nucleotide and amino acidsequences of the truncated αPDGFR are set forth in SEQ ID Nos: 11 and12, respectively.

Because the protein sequence surrounding the mutated amino acid in theW³⁷, W^(v), W⁴², and W⁴¹ in c-kit receptors were highly conserved,corresponding substitution in the αPDGFR could be made. Accordingly, thefollowing mutations were introduced into the human αPDGFR cDNA: Glu toLys at the position 587 for W³⁷ (SEQ ID NO: 3 encoding amino acidsequence SEQ ID NO: 4); Thr to Met at 665 for W_(v) (SEQ ID NO: 5encoding amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 6); Asp to Asn at 818 for W⁴²(SEQ ID NO: 7 encoding amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 6); and Val to Metat 859 for W⁴¹ (SEQ ID NO: 9 encoding amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 8)(FIG. 1A). The mutants were generated using polymerase chain reaction(PCR), and the template was 18G generated from 18F. The 18F was made bysubcloning the 3.5 kb wild type human αPDGFR cDNA (SEQ ID NO: 1;Bazenet, C. E. et al. (1996) Mol. Cell. Biol. 16:6926) into pBlueScriptII SK+ (Stratagene, La Jolla, Calif.) using Not I/Bam HI site. Wegenerated 18G from 18F by introducing Sac II site at 1975, which is anunique site for this construct. DeMali, K. A. et al. (1997) J. Biol.Chem. 272:9011. The PCR-generated mutants were subcloned into 18G as anNco I/Sac II fragment (E587K), as a Sac II/Stu I fragment (T665M), or asa Stu I/Sph I fragment (D818N and V859M). The sequences of the pointmutants and that of the truncated receptor were confirmed by sequencingthe DNA.

βPDGFR mutants having point mutations corresponding to those introducedinto the αPDGFR were also prepared. The wildtype αPDGFR nucleotide andamino acid sequences are set forth as SEQ ID Nos: 11 and 12, and themutant αPDGFR nucleotide and amino acid sequences are set forth as SEQID Nos: 13-42, respectively.

The mutant PDGFR constructs were subcloned into pLHDCX² retroviralvector using the Not I/Sal I site. This vector has a modified multiplecloning site containing Not I-Bgl II-Sal I-Hind III driven bycytomegalovirus (CMV) promoter. The vector also encodes a histidinolresistant gene, which is driven by the long terminal repeat (LTR)promoter. Purified DNA (25 μg) was transfected into 293 GPGreplication-incompetent retrovirus-producing cells, Ory, D. S. et al.(1996) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 93:11400, using lipofectamine (GibcoBRL) according to the manufacture's instruction, and virus in thesupernatant was collected from day 3 through 8. The virus wasconcentrated by centrifugation at 30,000 g at 4° C. for 90 minutes, andresuspended in TNE solution (50 mM Tris-HCl pH 7.8, 130 mM NaCl, 1 mMEDTA), and it was stored at −70° C. until use.

The mutant receptors were then expressed in NIH 3T3 and rabbitconjunctival fibroblast (RCF) cells. NIH 3T3 cells were cultured andmaintained in Dulbecco's Modified Essential Media (DMEM; Gibco BRL,Grand Island, N.Y.) with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS; Gemini BioProducts, Calabasas, Calif.) supplemented with antibiotics. Primary RCFswere isolated from rabbit conjunctiva and maintained as previouslydescribed, Nakagawa, M. et al. (1995) Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci.36:2388, except that instead of amphotericin B and gentamycin, 500 U/mlof penicillin-G and 500 μg/ml of streptomycin were used as antibioticsupplements.

To express the mutant receptors, NIH 3T3 cells were incubated overnightwith the virus harbouring mutated αPDGFR or empty vector in the presenceof 4 μg/ml of polybrene in DMEM with 10% FBS. The infected cells werepassaged into new dishes and cultured in DMEM with 10% FBS supplementedwith 5 mM histidinol (Sigma, St. Louis. Mo.). Mass populations of drugresistant cells (i.e., population of cells that does not derive from onesingle transfected cell, but rather from multiple transfected cells)were in the experiments.

NIH 3T3 cells were chosen in this example because it is a wellcharacterized cell line that responds mitogenically to PDGF-AA (see FIG.4 below). The level of expression of the wiltype and mutated receptorsin the cells was deteremined by immunoprecipitation and WesternBlotting, as follows. NIH 3T3 cells were grown to 80% confluency andthen incubated for 20 hours in DMEM containing 0.1% FBS and 0.4 mg/mlbovine serum albumin (BSA) to obtain serum starved cells. Cells wereexposed at 37° C. for 5 minutes to either 50 ng/ml of PDGF-AA or leftunstimulated with buffer. Cells were washed with H/S (20 mM Hepes, pH7.4, 150 mM NaCl) twice and then lysed in EB (10 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.4, 5mM EDTA, 50 mM NaCl, 50 mM NaF, 1% Triton-X 100, 0.1% BSA, 20 μg/mlaprotinin, 2 mM Na₃VO₄, 1 mM phenylmethylsulfonyl floride; PMSF) or RIPAbuffer (150 mM NaCl, 10 mM NaPO₄, 2 mM EDTA, 1% DOC, 1% NP40, 0.1% SDS,20 μg/ml aprotinin). Kazlauskas, A et al. (1988) J. Cell Biol. 106:1395.Lysates were centrifuged for 15 minutes at 13,000 g, and the pellet wasdiscarded and the soluble fraction was used as the total cell lysate.The protein concentration was measured using protein assay kit (Pierce,Rockfield, Ill.) following the manufacture's instruction.

For Western blotting, total cell lysates containing 20 μg of proteinfrom NIH 3T3 cells transfected with each of the αPDGFR point ortruncated mutants or empty vector were resolved in 7.5% SDS-PAGE gelunder reduced conditions. Proteins were transferred onto Immobilon(Millipore, Bedford Mass.). Membranes were blocked using Block (10 mg/mlBSA, 10 mg/ml ovalbumin, 0.05% Tween 20, dissolved in Western Rinse; 1mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.5, 150 mM NaCl) for anti-phosphotyrosine blotting. Themembranes were blocked in Blotto (10 mg/ml non fat dry milk, 0.05% Tween20 in Western Rinse Solution) for other blotting. Membranes wereincubated with primary antibodies (27P and 80.8 antibodies againstαPDGFR in a 1:1 ratio and a dilution of 1:1000 or Ras GTP-activatingprotein (RasGAP) antibody 69.3 at a dilution of 1:4000) for 1 hour atroom temperature, and washed 5 times with Western Rinse solution (150 mMNaCl, 10 mM Tris-HCl pH 7.5, 1.5 mM Tris base). The blots were thenincubated with secondary antibody for 1 hour at room temperature andwashed 5 times by Western Rinse solution as well. Secondary antibodieswere horseradish peroxidase conjugated goat anti-rabbit or anti-mouseantibodies (Amersham Pharmacia Biotech) diluted 1:5000. Finally allblots were visualized using ECL (Amersham Pharmacia Biotech, Piscataway,N.J.).

The 27P antibody is crude polyclonal rabbit antibody raised against aglutathione S-transferase (GST-) fusion protein including the humanPDGFR carboxyl terminus (amino acids 951-1089), which available fromPharmingen. The 80.8 antibody was raised against a GST-fusion proteinincluding a portion of the first immunoglobulin domain (amino acids52-94) of human αPDGFR. Both of these antibodies recognize the human andmouse αPDGFR and thus recognize both the endogenous and the introducedreceptor. The Ras GTP-activating protein (RasGAP) antibody is a cruderabbit antisera against the SH2-SH3-SH2 of the human RasGAP (69.3),which serves as an internal control for the amount of protein loaded onthe gel.

The results of the Western blot, which are shown in FIG. 1B, indicatethat each of the mutants (which migrate slightly faster than theendogenous receptor, were expressed 2-4 fold above the level of theendogenous, WT, αPDGFR (FIG. 1B). The truncated receptor migrates fasterdue to its smaller size since it lacks the kinase domain andcarboxy-terminus. Since only one of the antibodies recognizes thetruncated receptor (it lacks the 27P epitope) the level of expression ofthis receptor may be underestimated. The results indicate that all 5 ofthe mutant α-receptors were successfully constructed and stablyexpressed.

Mutants of the human beta PDGFR were similarly constructed and theirstable expression verified. These receptors were the following: atruncated mutant, lacking essentially all of the cytoplasmic doamin, inwhich the last residue is amino acid 561 of SEQ ID NO: 14. The aminoacid sequence of this receptor is set forth in SEQ ID NO: 24, andencoded by the nucleotide sequence is SEQ ID NO: 23. Four point mutationreceptors were generated: E594K; T672M; D826N; and L867M, the amino acidsequence of each of which is set forth in SEQ ID Nos: 16, 18, 20 and 22,respectively, and the nucleotide sequence is set forth in SEQ ID Nos:15, 17, 19, and 21, respectively.

Example 2 The Wild-type Receptor is Poorly Phosphorylated in CellsExpressing the Truncated αPDGFR

This example describes the measurement of PDGF-dependent tyrosinephosphorylation of the αPDGFR, which is an early required event in thesignaling cascade.

NIH 3T3 cells expressing a mutant receptor or the empty expressionvector (EMP) were serum starved overnight, as described above, andexposed to either buffer (−) or 50 ng/ml of PDGF-AA (+) for 5 minutes.The cells were lysed, and immunoprecipitated with the 27P antibody,which recognizes both the endogenous mouse and introduced human PDGF αreceptor (αPDGFR) mutant. Immune complex was bound to formalin-fixedmembranes of Staphylococcus aureus, spun through an EB sucrose gradient,and washed twice with EB, then with PAN (10 mM Pipes, pH 7.0, 100 mMNaCl, 1% aprotinin) +0.5% Nonidet P-40 (NP-40), and finally with PAN.The samples were resuspended in PAN before using for Western blotting.Immunoprecipitates representing approximately 1×10⁶ cells were subjectedto an anti-phosphotyrosine western blot (FIG. 2A, top panel). Theanti-phosphotyrosine antibody consisted actually of a mixture of 4G10and PY20 at a ratio of 1:1 used at a dilution of 1:5000. 4G10 and PY20are mouse monoclonal anti-phosphotyrosine antibodies, which werepurchased from Upstate biotechnology Inc (Lake Placid, N.Y.) orTransduction Laboratories (San Diego, Calif.). The secondary antibodywas as described above.

The anti-phosphotyrosine antibodies were stripped from the Western blotand the later was then incubated with an anti-αPDGFR antibody (27P and80.8) (FIG. 2A, bottom panel). Three independent experiments showedsimilar results.

The results are set forth in FIG. 2A. Anti-phosphotyrosine western blotanalysis of these samples indicated that PDGF triggered the expectedincrease in phosphorylation content of the WT receptor (FIG. 2A, lanes“EMP”). In contrast, the WT receptor was poorly phosphorylated in cellsexpressing the truncated receptor, even though there were comparableamounts of WT receptor recovered in the “TRUNC” and “EMP” samples (FIG.2A). The phosphotyrosine signal of the immunoprecipitated receptor wasnot inhibited in any of the other cells. This is probably at least inpart because some of these mutants retain kinase activity (see below,FIG. 3), and were immunoprecipitated with the 27P antibody.

Example 3 The Truncated αPDGFR Efficiently Blocks PDGF-dependentSignaling Events

This Example describes that PDGF-dependent activation of Erk isinhibited by the truncated αPDGFR.

Erk is a member of the mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase pathwaythat is activated by the αPDGFR, as well as many other receptors. Thus,the level of Erk phosphorylation following PDGF treatment of cells is anindication of PDGF-dependent signaling events.

Cells were stimulated as described in Example 2 and 20 μg of total celllysate was subjected to western blotting analysis using anti-phospho-Erkor anti-Ras GTP-activating protein antibody as an internal control forthe amount of protein. The phospho-extracellular signal related kinase(Erk) rabbit polyclonal antibody was purchased from New England Biolabs(Beverly, Mass.) and used at a dilution of 1:1000.

The results, which are shown in FIG. 2B, indicate that stimulation ofthe control cells (EMP) resulted in enhanced phosphorylation of Erk.Both the p44 and p42 forms of Erk, which are usually activated by growthfactors such as PDGF, are phosphorylated. The results further show that,similar to the effect on tyrosine phosphorylation of the receptor,expression of the truncated receptor greatly diminished PDGF-dependentactivation of Erk (FIG. 2B). Cells expressing the D818N mutant alsofailed to fully activated Erk in response to PDGF, whereas Erkactivation in cells expressing the other point mutants was unaffected,or even enhanced in some experiments (FIG. 2B and data not shown). Thus,the truncated receptor efficiently blocks PDGF-dependent signalingevents, whereas the point mutants either had no effect, or onlypartially inhibited.

Example 4 The Truncated and D818N αPDGFR Receptor Mutants Block TheirPDGF-stimulated Tyrosine Phosphorylation

To characterize the kinase activity of the point mutants, these wereimmunoprecipitated using the 292 monoclonal antibody, which selectivelyrecognizes an extracellular epitope of the introduced receptor andrecognizes all of the mutants used in this study. While PDGF-stimulationis expected to dimerize mutant and wild type receptors, lysing cells inRIPA buffer breaks receptor dimers. Kelly, J. D. et al. (1991) J. Biol.Chem. 266:8987. Consequently, 292 immunoprecipitates are not expected tocontain co-immunoprecipitating WT receptor. NIH 3T3 cells expressing theempty vector or receptor mutants were left resting, or stimulated with50 ng/ml of PDGF-AA for 5 minutes, the cells were lysed in RIPA bufferand the resulting samples were subjected to anti-phosphotyrosine andanti-αPDGFR western blot analysis. In this series of experiments, weincluded the previously described Fα cell line, which is an NIH 3T3-likecell line that express the introduced human αPDGFR. Andrews, A. et al(1999) Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 40:2683. This cell line wasincluded as a positive control, since the WT receptor in NIH 3T3 cellsis mouse, and not recognized by the 292 antibody. As expected, theαPDGFR was immunoprecipitated from the Fα cells, but not the NIH 3T3cells expressing the empty vector, and PDGF stimulation increased thephosphotyrosine content of the receptor (FIG. 3A). PDGF promotedtyrosine phosphorylation of three out of the four point mutants. Therewas no detectable basal or PDGF-stimulated tyrosine phosphorylation ofthe truncated and D818N αPDGFR receptor mutant.

Example 5 Kinase Activity of the Mutant αPDGFR Receptors

This examples demonstrates that certain of the αPDGFR mutants have adecreased kinase activity towards an exogenous substrate, whereas othermutants have a similar or even higher kinase activity.

Mutant αPDGFRs were selectively immunoprecipitated with the 292antibody, and samples representing 2×10⁵ cells from 292 antibodies weresubjected to an in vitro kinase assay. Immunoprecipitates werepreincubated with 2 μg of GST protein for 10 min at 0° C., then 2 μg ofGlutathione S-transferase fusion phospholipase C-gamma (GST-PLCγ, anexogenous substrate, 10 μCi of γ-[³²P] ATP (DuPont NEN ResearchProducts, Boston, Mass.), and universal kinase buffer (UKB; 20 mM Pipes,pH 7.0, 10 mM MnCl₂, 20 μg/ml aprotinin) were added. The samples wereincubated at 30° C. for 5 min. The proteins were separated by 7.5%sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE),the gel was dried, and the radiolabeled protein was detected byautoradiography.

The results, which are shown in FIG. 3B, indicate that, as expected, theWT αPDGFR phosphorylated the exogenous substrate, and there was a modestenhancement of this activity when the receptor was immunoprecipitatedfrom PDGF-stimulated cells. In contrast, the substrate was notphosphorylated by the truncated or D818N receptors. The kinase activityof the E587K mutant was comparable to the WT receptor, whereas the T665Mand V859M mutants were more active than the WT receptor.

Thus, the truncated and D818N mutants appear to have essentially nokinase activity; the kinase activity of the E587K mutant is comparableto that of the WT receptor; and the T665M and V859M mutants have astronger kinase activity that the WT receptor. The behavior of theseαPDGFR mutants are similar, although not identical, to the analogousc-kit receptor mutants, in which kinase activity was lowest in W⁴²(corresponds to D818N) and W³⁷ (E587K), W^(v) (T665M) was intermediate,and W⁴¹ (V859M) was the best, although still below the WT levels. Nocka,K. et al. (1990) Embo. J. 9:1805.

Example 6 The PDGFR Mutants Inhibit PDGF-AA Dependent Entry into S Phase

This Example demonstrates that the presence of αPDGFR or βPDGFR mutantsinhibit PDGF-dependent biological responses, in particular, cell cycleprogression, even in the presence of the WT receptor.

NIH 3T3 cells expressing either empty vector (EMP) or one of the αPDGFRmutants were trypsinized, resuspended in DMEM with 10% FBS, and platedat a density of 5×10⁵ cells/well in 24-well tissue culture plates andcultured overnight. The cells were rinsed twice with phosphate bufferedsaline (PBS), and serum starved by incubation in 0.5 ml of DMEM with0.1% FBS and 0.4 mg/ml of bovine serum albumin (BSA; Sigma) for 48hours. The cells were then exposed to 50 ng/ml of PDGF-AA, 10% Fetalbovine serum (FBS) (v/v), or buffer for 22 hours. The cells were thenpulsed for 4 hours in DMEM with 10% FBS containing 0.8 μCi/ml of[³H]-thymidine (DuPont NEN Research Products). Finally, the cells werewashed twice with PBS, and once with 5% trichloro acetic acid, and lysedin 250 μl of 0.25 N NaOH. The lysates were transferred intoscintillation tubes containing 50 μl of 6 N HCl, and then 3 ml ofscintillation fluid (ICN) was added. The incorporated radioactivity of[³H]-thymidine uptake was quantitated in a scintillation counter(Packard, Meriden Conn.). The data were expressed as fold induction,which was calculated by dividing stimulated samples by the buffercontrol. Each condition was assayed triplicate, and the mean±standarddeviation (SD) was obtained.

In at least three experiments, we consistently found that thePDGF-dependent response was greatly reduced or completely eliminated incells expressing any of the mutant receptors. The abbreviations for thereceptor mutants are detailed in the legend of FIG. 1.

The results, which are shown in FIG. 4, indicate that cells expressingan empty vector responded to PDGF-AA, and that the magnitude of theresponse was typically at least 50% of the response seen when cells werestimulated with 10% FBS. In all of the other cell lines PDGF-AA failedto induce a robust response, whereas each of the cell lines did respondnormally to serum. The somewhat elevated response to serum in the V859Mcells was not routinely observed.

The same results were obtained with all five βPDGFR mutants, i.e., thetruncated as well as the four point mutants. All of these mutantssimilarly prevented cell proliferation in response to PDGF-AA.

Thus, expression of the mutant receptors selectively blocks PDGFdependent cell cycle progression, whereas it has little effect on theresponse of these cells to serum. Since this effect was observed incells, which naturally express αPDGFR, these results demonstrate thatthe αPDGFR and βPDGFR mutants have a dominant effect over the WTreceptor in blocking PDGF-dependent entry into S phase.

Example 7 Attenuation of Experimental PVR in Rabbits with the PDGFRMutants

This Example demonstrates that expression of the αPDGFR mutants inrabbit conjunctival fibroblast (RCF) prevents development of PVR.

The effect of the αPDGFR mutants on development of PVR was tested in arabbit model, in which PVR is induced in the rabbit eye by co-injectionof rabbit conjunctival fibroblasts (RCFs) and platelet-rich plasma(PRP). Nakagawa, M. et al (1995) Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 36:2388.The mutants were transfected and expressed in RCFs, injected into rabbiteyes, and the development of PVR was measured. RCF cells were used inthis model to avoid species variables, which would occur if NIH 3T3cells were used.

An empty vector or each of the αPDGFR mutants was introduced into fourthpassage RCFs, and mass populations of drug-resistant cells wereobtained. The level of expression of the mutant receptors was determinedby performing Western blot analysis. For this, the transfected cellswere serum-starved overnight, lysed and 20 μg of protein was subjectedto electrophoresis, transferred to a Western blot and incubated with ananti-αPDGFR or anti-Ras GTP-activating protein (RasGAP) antibody,washed, and subjected to autoradiography, as described above. Theresults of the Western blot, which are shown in FIG. 5, indicate thatthe resulting cell lines do indeed express endogenous αPDGFR, and thatthe introduced receptor was expressed at a 6-10 fold higher levelrelative to the WT receptor (EMP lane). The truncated receptor wasexpressed at least 30 fold over the endogenous receptor. Theheterogenicity of the population with respect to receptor expression wasdetermined by FACS analysis, using the 292 monoclonal antibody. Thisanalysis indicated that there was a single population ofreceptor-expressing cells for all of the transfected cell populations,except for the truncated receptor. In the case of the truncatedreceptor, two populations of cells were obtained. The cells were sortedto obtain a single population of high expressors, which were used in theanimal model of PVR.

PVR was induced in the rabbit eyes as previously described (Andrews, A.et al. (1999) Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 40:2683 and Nakagawa, M. etal. (1995) Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 36:2388). Briefly, gasvitrectomy was performed by injecting 0.4 ml of expandingperfluoropropane gas (C₃F₈) into the vitreous cavity 4 mm posterior tothe corneal limbus under anesthetical condition. Three days later, therabbits were anesthetized and the pupils were dilated. 0.1 ml DMEMcontaining 1×10⁵ of RCFs expressing empty vector or αPDGFR mutant wereinjected into the vitreous cavity together with 0.1 ml of PRP using 30 Gneedle. Ten rabbits underwent surgery for each cell populationexpressing the empty vector or the truncated, E587K, T665M, D818N, orV859M αPDGFR mutants. One rabbit in the D818N group died just after thesurgery, therefore the total number is 9 for this group. The retinalstatus was evaluated with an indirect ophthalmoscope fitted with a +30 Dfundus lens at 1, 4, 7, 14, 21, and 28 days after the surgery. The PVRwas graded from 0 through 5 according to the Fastenberg score.Fastenberg, D. M. et al. (1982) Am. J. Ophthalmol. 93:565. The gradingis as follows: 0; no abnormality, 1; vitreous strand, 2; traction of theretina, 3; partial retinal detachment (less than 2 quadrant), 4;extended (more than 2 quadrant) but not total retinal detachment, 5;total retinal detachment. All surgeries were performed under asepticconditions and pursuant to the regulation of the ARVO Statement for theUse of Animals in Ophthalmic and Vision Research. Only the left eye ofeach rabbit was used for the experiments.

To determine whether the differences among groups of rabbits werestatistically significant, the Mann-Whitney U test for non-parametricordinal data was performed. The response of rabbits injected with emptyvector-expressing cells was compared with the response of those injectedwith mutant receptor-expressing cells. In all cases, P<0.05 wasconsidered significant.

The results, which are shown in FIG. 6 for days 7 (FIG. 6A) and 28 (FIG.6B) after the surgery, show that under these experimental conditions PVRis induced rapidly, such that 30% of the rabbits injected with cellsexpressing the empty vector underwent total retinal detachment (stage 5)by day 4. By day 7, 100% of the rabbits in the control group had reachedthe most severe form of the disease. In contrast, PVR was less severe inall of the experimental groups at day 7. At this time point thetruncated receptor appeared to be the best in preventing PVR. Theexperiment was extended for three more weeks, during which time PVRworsened in all of experimental groups. However, in all cases there wasa statistically significant difference in severity of the diseasebetween the animals injected with cells expressing αPDGFR mutants versusthe control group. As with the earlier time point, the truncatedreceptor was the best in preventing PVR. None of the rabbits in thisgroup achieved stage 5, and 80% remained at stage 1 or below. Thus, themutant αPDGFRs significantly attenuate experimental PVR.

One reason why the truncated receptor was more effective in blocking PVRmight be because it was expressed to a higher level than the otherreceptors. To investigate this possibility PDGF-dependent signaling wascompared in cells expressing high or low levels of the point mutants.The results indicated, however, that increasing the expression level ofthe point mutants did not further block PDGF-dependent responses. Thus,the amount of PDGFR mutant is not crucial.

These results also indicate a positive correlation between activation ofErk signals (FIG. 2) and PVR scores at 7 days (FIG. 6; P=0.035, bySpearman Rank Correlation test).

The showing that inhibition of αPDGFR can reduce the PVR score incidatesthat αPDGFR is a critical contributor to PVR. Thus, although the cellsused (RCFs) are likely to have receptors for many growth factors,inhibiting αPDGFR resulted in reducing PVR.

Thus, while the mutants differed in their intrinsic kinase activity andpotential to prevent PDGF-dependent signaling, they were all effectivein blocking PDGF-stimulated cell cycle progression. Furthermore, thesereceptor mutants were able to prevent PVR, and the truncated receptorwas the most effective. Thus, inhibition of PDGF-stimulated cellproliferation seems to be a requirement for a compound, e.g., a mutantPDGFR to be effective in reducing PVR.

Given that a key step in activation of the WT receptor is engaging itskinase activity, it may appear surprising that a kinase active receptorcould have a negative influence on the overall response of a cell to thegrowth factor. However, other investigators have also shown that kinaseactive receptor tyrosine kinase mutants can be dominant negativemutants. The Y845F mutant of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) hasfull kinase activation, but inhibits EGF- and serum-dependentmitogenesis. Tice, D. A. et al. (1999) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA96:1415. Another example is the thanatophoric dysplasia (TD) II mutantof fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR). The TDII mutant isconstitutively active, and it causes cell cycle arrest by activatingStat 1 and consequent upregulation of cell cycle inhibitorp21^(waf1/cip1). Su, W. C. et al. (1997) Nature 386:288. The T665M andV859M αPDGFR mutants, which have elevated kinase activity (FIG. 3), maybe mimicking these ways to inhibit the endogenous αPDGFR dependent cellcycle progression.

Example 8 Contraction of Cells Triggered by Vitreous is Dependent onTGFβ in the Vitreous

This Example demonstrates that the vitreous enhances fibroblastcontraction and that TGFβ is involved in this enhancement. Contractionand the resulting tractional force is an important component of fibroticdiseases such as PVR.

In this Example experiments Fα cells were used. These cells were derivedfrom F cells by introduction of the WT αPDGFR and induce PVR in a rabbitmodel of the disease (Andrews, A. et al. (1999) Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis.Sci. 40:2683). F cells are an SV-40 immortalized line of mouse embryofibroblasts derived from mice nullizygous for both the a and βPDGFRs (M.Tallquist and P. Soriano, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center,Seattle, Wash.). The generation, characterization and maintenance ofthese cell lines were previously described. Andrews, A., E. et al.(1999) Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 40:2683. Normal growth conditionswere Dulbecco's Modified Eagles medium (DMEM)+10% fetal bovine serum;the serum concentration was reduced to 1% when the cells were “serumstarved”.

The effect of rabbit vitrous on the contraction of Fα cells wasdetermined using a gel contraction assay as follows. Vitreous wascollected from freshly isolated normal rabbit eyes by first removing theanterior segment (cornea, iris, and lens), and then the vitreous wassqueezed out of the remaining posterior portion of the eye. Theextracted vitreous was resuspended in PBS containing 5 mg/ml BSA. Thesamples were centrifuged at 2500×g for 10 minutes at 4° C., and theresulting supernatant was aliquoted and frozen at −70° C. until use.

The contraction assay was based on a previously described reference,Skuta, G. et al. (1999) J. Biol. Chem. 274:30163, with the followingmodifications. Fα cells were suspended in 1.5 mg/ml of neutralizedcollagen I (Cohesion vitrogen 100, Palo Alto, Calif.) at a density of10⁶ cells/ml, and were transferred into the 24-well plate (Falcon,Franklyn Lakes, N.J.) that had been preincubated with phosphate-buffersaline (PBS) with 5 mg/ml of bovine serum albumin (BSA) overnight. Thegel was solidified by incubating at 37° C. for 90 minutes, and then thewell was flooded with DMEM+5 mg/ml of BSA supplemented with an amount ofvitreous such that the final concentration of vitreous in the culturemedium was 1, 5 or 20%. The gels were incubated at 37° C. with 5% CO₂.The initial gel diameter was 15 mm. The media was replaced every 24hours and the gel diameter was measured after 48 hours. The extent ofcontraction was calculated by subtracting the diameter of the well at 48hours from the initial diameter (15 mm). Each experimental condition wasassayed in triplicate, and at least three independent experiments wereperformed. Unpaired t-test was performed to detect statistic differencein contraction assay.

As shown in FIG. 7A, the vitreous promoted contraction in adose-dependent manner.

The role of TGFβ in vitreous-induced contraction was demonstrated bypre-treating the vitreous with 100 μg/ml of neutralizing TGFβ antibody.Anti-TGFβ or control IgG (100 μg/ml) was added to DMEM supplemented withvitreous (20%) or TGFβ1 (10 ng/ml) and the collagen gel contractionassay was performed. The data are representative data of threeindependent experiments.

Recombinant human TGFβ1 and PDGF-BB were purchased from R & D systems(Minneapolis, Minn.). Neutralizing anti-pan TGFβ or anti-PDGFantibodies, or control affinity purified goat or rabbit IgG were alsopurchased from R & D systems. Anti-TGFβ antibody neutralizes TGFβ1, β2,β3, and β5, and anti-PDGF antibody neutralizes PDGF-AA, AB, and BB.

As shown in FIG. 7B, approximately 60% of the contraction activitydisappeared. In contrast, the same amount of neutralizing PDGF antibodyor a control IgG had no effect on contraction stimulated by the vitreous(FIG. 7B). Control experiments showed that 10 μg/ml of anti-PDGFantibody, or 100 μg/ml of anti-TGFβ antibody completely blocked thecontraction resulting from incubation with 10 ng/ml PDGF-AA, BB, orTGFβ-induced contraction, respectively, demonstrating the effectivenessof these antibodies (FIG. 7B). These findings indicate that TGFβconstitutes greater than half of the contraction activity of the rabbitvitreous, whereas PDGF does not appear to be making a detectablecontribution.

Example 9 Contraction of Cells Triggered by Vitreous is Dependent onExpression of the αPDGFR on the Target Cells

This Example demonstrates the importance of the αPDGFR in mediating theeffect of TGFβ on the contraction of target cells.

The experiments described in Example 9 (FIG. 7B) were repeated withcells that express the βPDGFR (Fβ) instead of the αPDGFR, or no PDGFRs(FCX²). Contraction was scored at the 48 hours time point. The resultsset forth in FIG. 7C indicate that Fα cells responded significantlybetter than either FCX² (P<0.01, by t-test) or Fβ cells (P<0.01, byt-test). Fβ responded slightly better than FCX², but this was notsignificant different. In the absence of αPDGFRs the vitreous wasimpaired in its ability to promote contraction (FIG. 7C). Thisobservation indicates that expression of the αPDGFR potentiated thecontraction activity of the vitreous.

To more directly test whether TGFβ could moderate contraction offibroblasts via the αPDGFR, the response of the three cell lines topurified TGFβ was examined. Cells expressing no PDGFRs (FCX²), theαPDGFR (Fα) , or the βPDGFR (Fβ) were subjected to the collagen gelcontraction assay described in Example 8 in the presence of buffer, 10%FBS (B), 50 ng/ml PDGF-BB, or 1 ng/ml TGFβ1. The gel diameter wasmeasured after 24, 48, or 72 hours, and the media was replaced everyday.

As seen in FIG. 8, serum promoted a similar contraction response in allthree cell lines, indicating that they all had a comparable potential tocontract. In addition, PDGF triggered the same extent of contraction ofthe Fα and Fβ cells, demonstrating that the two receptors were equallyable to drive this response. Similar to the action of the vitreous,purified TGFβ induced contraction of the Fα cells to a much greaterextent than either the Fβ cells or the cells that do not express anyPDGFR. Cells expressing the βPDGFR or no PDGFRs responded poorly toTGFβ1, whereas those expressing the αPDGFR contracted robustly.

Thus, TGFβ-dependent contraction is dependent on expression of theαPDGFR.

Example 10 TGFβ Activates αPDGFR but not βPDGFR

This Example demonstrates that TGFβ induces tyrosine phosphorylation ofthe αPDGFR but not the βPDGFR, thereby activating the αPDGFR but notβPDGFR.

To show the effect of TGFβ on αPDGFR, the tyrosine phosphorylation stateof the αPDGFR was assayed in TGFβ-treated cells. The F cells with orwithout PDGFR were grown to 80% confluent and then starved with DMEMcontaining 1% FBS for 20 hours. Cells were exposed at 37° C. for 5minutes to either 50 ng/ml of PDGF-BB; with 1 ng/ml of TGFβ1 for 5minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours or 8 hours; or were leftunstimulated. After treatment the cells were washed twice with H/S (20mM Hepes, pH 7.4, 150 mM NaCl) and then lysed in EB (10 mM Tris-HCl, pH7.4, 5 mM EDTA, 50 mM NaCl, 50 mM NaF, 1% Triton-X 100, 0.1% BSA, 20μg/ml aprotinin, 2 mM Na₃VO₄, 1 mM phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride; PMSF).Lysates were centrifuged for 15 minutes at 13,000×g, the pellet wasdiscarded and the soluble fraction was used as the total cell lysate.The protein concentration was measured using protein assay kit (Pierce,Rockfield, Ill.) following the manufacture's instructions.

Receptors were immunoprecipitated from the soluble fraction with the 27Pantibody (described above). Immune complex was bound to formalin-fixedmembranes of Staphylococcus aureus, spun through an EB sucrose gradient,and washed twice with EB, then with PAN (10 mM Pipes, pH 7.0, 100 mMNaCl, 1% aprotinin)+0.5% Nonidet P-40 (NP-40), and finally with PAN. Thesamples were resuspended in PAN before using for kinase assay or westernblotting.

Total cell lysates containing 20 μg of protein or receptorimmunoprecipitates from 1.0×10⁶ cells were resolved in 7.5% SDS-PAGE gelunder reducing conditions. Proteins were transferred onto Immobilon(Millipore, Bedford Mass.). Membranes were blocked using “BLOCK” (10 mMTris-HCl, pH 7.5, 1.5 M Tris base, 150 mM NaCl, 10 mg/ml BSA, 10 mg/mlovalbumin, 0.05% Tween 20) for anti-phosphotyrosine blotting. Themembranes were blocked in “BLOTTO” (10 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.5, 1.5 M Trisbase, 150 mM NaCl, 10 mg/ml non fat dry milk, 0.05% Tween 20) for otherantibodies. Membranes were incubated with antiphosphotyrosine primaryantibodies (4G10:PY20 (1:1): 1:5000). Afterwards the blots wereincubated with secondary antibody (horseradish peroxidase conjugatedgoat anti-rabbit or anti-mouse antibodies (Amersham Pharmacia Biotech)diluted 1:5000) for 1 hour at room temperature and washed 5 times withWestern Rinse and visualized using ECL (Amersham Pharmacia Biotech,Piscataway, N.J.).

The membranes were then stripped and reprobed with an anti-αPDGFRantibody or an anti-βPDGFR antibody (anti-αPDGFR, a 1:1 mixture of the27P and 80.8 antibodies, and antibody 30A for the for βPDGFR (similarantibodies can be obtained from Pharmingen) 1 hour at room temperature,and washed 5 times with Western Rinse solution (150 mM NaCl, 10 mMTris-HCl pH 7.5, 1.5 mM Tris base), incubated with secondary antibodyand autoradiographed as described above. The 27P (anti-αPDGFR), 80.8(anti-αPDGFR), and 69.3 (anti-Ras GTP activating protein; RasGAP) arerabbit crude antisera, and were characterized previously (Valius, M. etal. (1993) Mol. Cell Biol. 13:133; Bazenet, C. E. et al. (1994) Oncogene9:517).

The results, shown in FIG. 9 show that in resting cells, the αPDGFRcontained barely detectable levels of phosphotyrosine, and exposure toPDGF greatly increased the receptor's phosphotyrosine content (FIG. 9A).TGFβ also increased phosphorylation of the αPDGFR, although the kineticswere slower, and the receptor was not as intensely phosphorylated as inthe case of PDGF stimulation (FIG. 9A). In contrast, TGFβ triggered verymodest or undetectable tyrosine phosphorylation of the βPDGFR (FIG. 9B).Hence TGFβ activates the αPDGFR, much better than the βPDGFR. Thisobservation offers a potential explanation for why TGFβ was better attriggering contraction using cells expressing the αPDGFR as comparedwith βPDGFR-expressing cells (FIG. 8).

There are two possibilities regarding the mechanism of activation ofαPDGFR by TGFβ: one is ligand dependent, and the other is ligandindependent such as cross talk inside the cell. To distinguish betweenthe two scenario, TGFβ-dependent tyrosine phosphorylation of the αPDGFRlacking the majority of the extracellular domain was examined. Thismutant was engineered by excising EcoRI/NcoI fragment from the humanαPDGFR cDNA, and religating the remainder of the cDNA with an EcoRI/NcoIdouble-stranded oligo. This internally deleted cDNA encodes a proteinthat lacks Ig domain 1 to 4, and hence is unable to bind PDGF. TheαPDGFR mutant was expressed in F cells as previously described(Rosenkranz, S. et al. (1999) J. Biol. Chem. 274:28335). Briefly, themutated PDGFR cDNA was subcloned into either of the retroviral pLNCX² orpLXSH vectors (Andrews, A. et al. (1999) Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci.40:2683; Gelderloos, J. A. et al. (1998) J. Biol. Chem. 273:5908). ThecDNA constructs were transfected into the virus-producing 293 GPG cellline (Ory, D. S. et al. (1996) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 93:11400)using lipofectamine. The virus-containing supernatant was collected for5 days, then concentrated by centrifugation by 25000×g at 4° C. for 90minutes. The virus was resuspended in a small volume overnight andfrozen at −70° C. until use. F cells were infected with the appropriateretrovirus in the presence of 4 μg/ml of polybrene over night, followedby drug selection, as previously described (Rosenkranz, S. et al. (2000)J. Biol. Chem. 275:9620). In all cases mass populations ofdrug-resistant cells were used.

The level of truncated receptor expression was found to be comparable tothe wild type αPDGFR in F cells. Unlike the wild type receptor, thetruncated receptor was not phosphorylated after 6 and 8 hous of 1 ng/mlTGFβ stimulation, and also the cells with truncated receptor did notcause contraction in the presence of 1 ng/ml of TGFβ. These dataindicate that TGFβ engages the αPDGFR in a PDGF-dependent manner, whichis consistent with numerous reports showing the TGFβ stimulatessecretion of PDGF-A (Makela, T. P. et al. (1987) Mol. Cell Biol. 7:3656;Majack, R. A. et al. (1990) J. Cell Biol. 111:239; Battegay, E. J. etal. (1990) Cell 63:515).

Example 11 Preparation of αPDGFR Mutants that Fail to Associate withSignaling Enzymes

To identify the signaling pathways downstream of the αPDGFR that arerequired for mediating TGFβ-contraction, a panel of αPDGFR mutants thatselectively fail to associate with signaling enzymes were prepared.These are listed in Table 1.

TABLE 1 Properties of αPDGFR mutants Name Mutation Properties F72/74 Tyrto Phe substitution Fails to recruit or activate at 572 and 574 Srcfamily kinases F720 Tyr to Phe substitution at 720 Fails to recruitSHP-2 F31/42 Tyr to Phe substitution Fails to recruit PI3K at 731 and742 F1018 Tyr to Phe substitution at 1018 Fails to recruit or activatePLCγ F7 Tyr to Phe substitution at 572, Fails to recruit 574, 720, 731,742, 988, Src family kinases, SHP-2, and 1018 PI3K, and PLCγ R627 Lys toArg substitution at 627 Kinase inactive Tyr = tyrosine residue; Phe =phenylalanine residue; SHP-2 = tyrosine phosphatase SHP-2; PI3K =phosphoinositide 3-kinase; PLCγ = phospholipase C-gamma; Lys = Lysineresidue; Arg = Arginine residue. The amino acid residue number are withrespect to SEQ ID NO: 2.

The αPDGFR mutants were generated using a PCR-based site-directedmutagenesis strategy, as previously described (Rosenkranz, S. et al.(1999) J. Biol. Chem. 274:28335). The αPDGFRs were expressed in F cellsas previously described (Rosenkranz, S. et al. (1999) J. Biol. Chem.274:28335). Briefly, a wild type or mutated PDGFR cDNA was subclonedinto either of the retroviral pLNCX² or pLXSH vectors (Andrews, A. etal. (1999) Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 40:2683; Gelderloos, J. A. etal. (1998) J. Biol. Chem. 273:5908). The cDNA constructs weretransfected into the virus-producing 293 GPG cell line, Ory, D. S. etal. (1996) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 93:11400, using lipofectamine.The virus-containing supernatant was collected for 5 days, thenconcentrated by centrifugation by 25000×g at 4° C. for 90 minutes. Thevirus was resuspended in a small volume overnight and frozen at −70° C.until use. F cells were infected with the appropriate retrovirus in thepresence of 4 μg/ml of polybrene over night, followed by drug selection,as previously described (Rosenkranz, S. et al. (2000) J. Biol. Chem.275:9620). In all cases mass populations of drug-resistant cells wereused.

To determine the level of expression of the mutant receptors in thetransfected F cells, the cells were grown to 80% confluence,serum-starved overnight and then lysed. Twenty μg of protein wassubjected to western blotting using an antibody specific for eitherαPDGFR or Ras-GTP activating protein. The Western blot method andantibodies were as described in the previous Examples. As shown in FIG.10A, showing the Western blot, and as measured by densitometricanalysis, the receptor levels were all within two fold of the level seenin cells expressing the WT receptor.

In FIGS. 10-13 the cells labelled “WT” express the wild type αPDGFR, andare the same as the Fα cells used in FIGS. 7-10. All other cells linesused in FIGS. 10-13 express a mutant αPDGFR, and the name indicates thenature of the mutation.

The ability of the αPDGFR mutants to undergo ligand dependent tyrosinephosphorylation and to associate with signaling enzymes was then tested.F cells expressing various αPDGFR mutants were grown to subconfluenceand serum starved overnight. Cells were either left resting (−) orstimulated with 50 ng/ml PDGF-BB (+) for 5 minutes, and lysed. TheαPDGFR was immunoprecipitated with αPDGFR antibody, as described above,and the resulting immunoprecipitates were resolved by 7.5% SDS-PAGE andtransferred onto Immobilon. The segment of the blot containing theαPDGFR was first blotted with anti-phosphotyrosine antibodies, thenstripped and reprobed with an anti-αPDGFR antibody. Portions of themembrane that contained the proteins of the appropriate molecular masswere immunoblotted for PLCγ, the regulatory subunit of PI3K (p85), orSHP-2. Crude rabbit anti-p85 antibody is from Dr. A. Toker (Beth IsraelHospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.). The monoclonalantibodies against PLCγ and SHP-2 were purchased from UpstateBiotechnology Inc.

The results, which are presented in FIG. 10B, show that all of thereceptors, with the exception of the kinase inactive mutant (R627) weretyrosine phosphorylated following exposure of the cell to PDGF. Seventyrosine phosphorylation sites are missing in the F7 receptor, and thisis probably why this receptor is less phosphorylated. The WT αPDGFRcoprecipitated with PLCγ, p85 and SHP-2, whereas the F7 and R627receptors failed to recruit any of these signaling enzymes. The F720,F31/42 and F1018 receptors displayed a more selectively defect, suchthat they failed to efficiently associate with SHP-2, p85 or PLCγ,respectively. Thus, the WT and F72/74 receptors bind all of thesesignaling enzymes, while F720, F31/42 and F1018 are deficient inrecruiting SHP-2, p85, PLCγ respectively. The kinase inactive mutant(R627) is not phosphorylated in response to PDGF and does not recruitany of the signaling enzymes. The F7 receptor is kinase active, andundergoes modest tyrosine phosphorylation, however this mutant lacks thetyrosine residues needed for stable association of the signalingenzymes.

To measure the PI3K activity that coprecipitated with the PDGFRs, thereceptor immunoprecipitates were subjected to an in vitro PI3K kinaseassay. Aliquots of the immunoprecipitates used in FIG. 10B weresubjected to a PI3K activity assay. This assay detects PI3K that hasco-precipitated with the αPDGFR. The PI3K assay was performed aspreviously described. Kazlauskas, A. et al. (1990) Embo. J. 9:3279.Briefly, immunoprecipitated αPDGFR from approximately 5×10⁵ cells wereincubated with phosphatidyl inositol in the presence of [³²P]-γATP. Thereactions were terminated and the phospholipids were extracted andpurified by chromatography. The radioactive product of the reaction(phosphoinositide 3 phosphate) was detected by autoradiography.

The results, which are shown in FIG. 10C, indicate that, consistent withthe findings of the p85 Western blot (FIG. 10B), PI3K activitycoprecipitated with the WT receptor and the amount of activity wasgreatly enhanced by PDGF stimulation (FIG. 10C). In contrast, PI3Kactivity did not detectably coprecipitate with the F31/42 receptor (FIG.10C). The F72/74 receptor expressed in these cells was previously shownto selectively fails to associate with Src family kinases (Gelderloos,J. A. et al. (1998) J. Biol. Chem. 273:5908). Finally, the behavior ofthe αPDGFR mutants in F cells is very similar to what we have previouslyobserved when the receptor was expressed in Ph cells (Rosenkranz, S. etal. (1999) J. Biol. Chem. 274:28335).

In summary, this panel of αPDGFR mutants is suitable, in particular, toassess the importance of several parameters of receptor function. Theseinclude kinase activity, global ability to recruit signaling enzymes,and the importance of specific signaling pathways that are initiated byPI3K, or PLCγ, or SHP-2 or Src family kinases.

Example 12 The PI3K and PLCγ Pathways are Involved in PDGF- andTGFβ-dependent Contraction

To determine the signaling pathways that drive contraction, cellsexpressing the αPDGFR mutants were subjected to the collagen gelcontraction assay described above. Accordingly, F cells expressing theindicated αPDGFRs were subjected to the collagen gel assay in thepresence of buffer, PDGF-BB (50 ng/ml), TGFβ1 (1 ng/ml), or FBS (10%).The data presented are the mean±standard deviation measured at the 48hours time point. Each experimental condition was assayed in triplicate,and at least 3 independent experiments were performed.

The results, which are shown in FIG. 11C indicate that cells expressingthe WT receptor contracted when PDGF was added to the medium, whereas nocontraction was seen in cells expressing the kinase inactive (R627)receptor, or the receptor unable to recruit signaling enzymes (F7). Theresponse of all three cell types was comparable under the negative(buffer) and positive (10% FBS) control conditions (FIGS. 11A and B).These findings indicate that activation of the receptor's kinaseactivity was required for the contraction response, however this was notsufficient, as the F7 receptor is kinase active. The inability of the F7receptor to mediate contraction indicated that some of the signalingenzymes recruited to the αPDGFR are required to mediate contraction.Cells expressing the receptor which does not engage PI3K (F31/42) didnot respond; and failure to engage PLCγ (in the case of the F1018receptor) severely compromised contraction (FIG. 11C). In contrast,eliminating the contribution of PDGF-driven activation of the Src familykinases (F72/74 receptor) had no effect on contraction (FIG. 11C). Thecells expressing the receptor that does not recruit SHP-2 (F720)displayed a somewhat reduced response (FIG. 11C), but this was notroutinely observed.

Thus, PDGF-dependent contraction requires that the αPDGFR is kinaseactive, and be able to recruit signaling enzymes. In addition, PI3K andPLCγ were identified as the primary effectors of the αPDGFR.

In light of the finding that TGFβ-stimulated contraction is dependent onthe αPDGFR, we also tested TGFβ-triggered contraction with cellsexpressing all of the αPDGFR mutants. Like PDGF-dependent contraction,the TGFβ-mediated event was either completely or severely compromised incells expressing PDGFR mutants that failed to associate with PI3K orPLCγ, respectively (FIG. 11D). The response to TGFβ was similar to thatseen with PDGF in all the other cell lines as well, although there weresubtle differences consistently observed (FIG. 11C and D). We concludethat the signaling enzymes for αPDGFR-dependent contraction in responseto TGFβ are the same as those required in response to PDGF. Thisobservation further supports the idea that TGFβ is acting through theαPDGFR to stimulate contraction.

Thus, these Examples show that the αPDGFR is a critical mediator ofTGFβ-dependent contraction, as TGFβ promotes tyrosine phosphorylation ofthe αPDGFR (FIG. 10), and expression of the αPDGFR greatly promotesTGFβ-dependent contraction (FIG. 8). The TGFβ-dependent αPDGFRactivation appears to involve PDGF, as receptors unable to bind wereinsensitive to TGFβ. This idea is consistent with the previous findingthat TGFβ up-regulates PDGF-A secretion in the fibroblasts. Makela, T.P. et al. (1987) Mol. Cell Biol. 7:3656; Majack, R. A. et al (1990) J.Cell Biol. 111:239; Battegay, E. J. et al. (1990) Cell 63:515.

Example 13 The PI3K and PLCγ Pathways are also Involved in ExperimentalPVR

An important component of PVR is the traction force that is generatedwhen cells of the epiretinal membrane contract. To test if the signalingenzymes that are required for contraction in the in vitro assays alsoparticipate in PVR, the cells expressing the various αPDGFR mutants,described in the previous Examples, were assayed in a rabbit PVR model,described above. In this model, rabbits first undergo gas vitrectomy,and then cells are coinjected with platelet poor plasma. The formationof an epiretinal membrane and retinal detachment is observed in livinganimals over 28 days.

Briefly, PVR was induced by introducing F cells expressing the indicatedαPDGFR into the vitreous of the rabbit eyes. The PVR score was evaluatedup to 28 days after the surgery according to the classificationdescribed above. The mean value and standard error of the scores in agroup were indicated. Each group contained 9 or 10 rabbits; the responseto parental F cells was previously reported (Andrews et al., supra), andwas included here for comparison purposes.

As shown in FIG. 12A, injection of F cells expressing the WT αPDGFRresulted in PVR within 2-3 weeks, whereas the cells expressing thekinase inactive receptor (R627), or the one that does not recruitsignaling enzymes (F7) are dramatically less able to cause the disease.The extent of PVR observed in animals injected with these cells wascomparable to the very mild response when cells expressing no PDGFRswere injected (FIG. 12A and Andrews, A. et al. (1999) Invest.Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 40:2683). These findings indicate that the kinaseactivity of the αPDGFR, as well as its potential to recruit signalingenzymes is essential for PVR.

To address which of the signaling enzymes contribute to PVR, the PVRpotential of the cells expressing the other αPDGFR mutants were assayedin the rabbit model. The results, set forth in FIG. 12B, indicate thatwhile the F720 receptor-expressing cells induced PVR similarly to the WTreceptor-expressing cells, the PVR potential was significantly reducedin cells expressing the receptor that did not associate with PLCγ(F1018). Furthermore, the capacity to induce PVR was completelyeliminated when receptor mutants were used that failed to engage PI3K(FIG. 12B). It was previously found that cells expressing the F72/74αPDGFR induced PVR with slightly accelerated kinetics (Rosenkranz, S. etal. (2000) J. Biol. Chem. 275:9620).

Thus, the data in FIG. 12 indicate that the kinase activity of theαPDGFR, as well as its ability to engage signaling pathways such as PI3Kand PLCγ are critical components of the signaling cascades that drivePVR.

Our observation that PI3K is critical in PDGF-dependent contraction infibroblasts is consistent with reports with other systems. Skuta, G. etal. (1999) J. Biol Chem. 274:30163; Ahlen, K. et al. (1998) Cell Adhes.Commun. 5:461. Then, how does PI3K mediate the contraction in type Icollagen gel? One possibility is that PI3K and PLC activate/potentiatethe integrins so that they are able to engage the extracellular matrixin which the cells have been seeded. In addition, it is possible thatthese signaling enzymes elevate expression of the integrins thatinteract with the extracellular matrix. For instance, PDGF inducessynthesis of 2β1 integrin, Ahlen, K. et al. (1994) Exp. Cell Res.215:347, which is important for collagen type I contraction, Schiro, J.A. et al. (1991) Cell 67:403, as well as vitreal remodelling andcontraction. Kupper, T. S. et al. (1993) Faseb J. 7:1401. Furthermore,PDGF-dependent 2β1 integrin upregulation requires protein kinase C , aser/thr kinase that has been shown to be a downstream of PI3K. Xu, J. etal. (1996) J. Cell Biol. 134:1301; Chou, M. M. et al. (1998) Curr. Biol.8:1069. These lines of evidence indicate that PI3K mediates contractionin fibroblasts by regulating integrin expression. However, PI3K alsoregulates actin cytoskeleton, Keely, P. J. et al. (1997) Nature 390:632,which is important for contraction of collagen gels. Thus, multiplesignaling enzymes may be involved in PI3K-dependent collagen gelcontraction.

Example 14 Correlation Between in vitro Contraction and the Potential toInduce PVR in vivo

FIGS. 11 and 12 show that the panel of cells expressing αPDGFR mutantsbehave similarly in the in vitro contraction assay and the in vivo PVRmodel. To assess whether there was a statistically significantrelationship between these two outcomes the results of the PVR score(mean value at day 28) were plotted against the PDGF- or TGFβ3-inducedcontraction, and a Spearman's Rank Correlation test was performed. Inall cases, P<0.05 was considered significant. As shown in FIG. 13A thecontractile activity induced by TGFβ was significantly correlated withmean PVR score in vivo (P=0.0287, by Spearman's Rank Correlation test).In the case of PDGF, shown in FIG. 13B, there is borderline significance(P=0.0512). Thus, both PDGF- and TGFβ-dependent contraction is apredictive factor for PVR. A model for the relationship between TGFβ andαPDGFR-driven PVR is set forth in FIG. 14. Accordingly, TGFβ in thevitreous activates TGFβ receptor, and consequently the αPDGFR, probablyby way of ligand such as PDGF-A. The activated αPDGFR engages signalingenzymes such as PI3K, and PLCγ, both of which are required to inducecontraction. These cascades lead to contraction of pre- and subretinalcellular membrane and generate the tractional force that results inretinal detachment seen in PVR.

Thus, PDGF- and TGFβ-dependent contraction of fibroblasts is mediated bythe PDGF α receptor and is predictive of retinal fibrotic disease. Thisindicates that the ability of cells to contract is an importantcomponent of the disease. A large fraction of the epiretinal membrane isECM, which is a very likely contributor to the contraction response.Casaroli Marano, R. P. et al. (1994) Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci.35:2791.

Equivalents

Those skilled in the art will recognize, or be able to ascertain usingno more than routine experimentation, many equivalents of the specificembodiments of the invention described herein. Such equivalents areintended to be encompassed by the following claims.

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#     55              #     60gag agc tcc gat gtg gaa atc aga aat gaa ga#a aac aac agc ggc ctt      240Glu Ser Ser Asp Val Glu Ile Arg Asn Glu Gl #u Asn Asn Ser Gly Leu 65                  # 70                  # 75                  # 80ttt gtg acg gtc ttg gaa gtg agc agt gcc tc#g gcg gcc cac aca ggg      288Phe Val Thr Val Leu Glu Val Ser Ser Ala Se #r Ala Ala His Thr Gly                 85  #                 90  #                 95ttg tac act tgc tat tac aac cac act cag ac#a gaa gag aat gag ctt      336Leu Tyr Thr Cys Tyr Tyr Asn His Thr Gln Th #r Glu Glu Asn Glu Leu            100       #           105       #           110gaa ggc agg cac att tac atc tat gtg cca ga#c cca gat gta gcc ttt      384Glu Gly Arg His Ile Tyr Ile Tyr Val Pro As #p Pro Asp Val Ala Phe        115           #       120           #       125gta cct cta gga atg acg gat tat tta gtc at#c gtg gag gat gat gat      432Val Pro Leu Gly Met Thr Asp Tyr Leu Val Il #e Val Glu Asp Asp Asp    130               #   135               #   140tct gcc att ata cct tgt cgc aca act gat cc#c gag act cct gta acc      480Ser Ala Ile Ile Pro Cys Arg Thr Thr Asp Pr #o Glu Thr Pro Val Thr145                 1 #50                 1 #55                 1 #60tta cac aac agt gag ggg gtg gta cct gcc tc#c tac gac agc aga cag      528Leu His Asn Ser Glu Gly Val Val Pro Ala Se #r Tyr Asp Ser Arg Gln                165   #               170   #               175ggc ttt aat ggg acc ttc act gta ggg ccc ta#t atc tgt gag gcc acc      576Gly Phe Asn Gly Thr Phe Thr Val Gly Pro Ty #r Ile Cys Glu Ala Thr            180       #           185       #           190gtc aaa gga aag aag ttc cag acc atc cca tt#t aat gtt tat gct tta      624Val Lys Gly Lys Lys Phe Gln Thr Ile Pro Ph #e Asn Val Tyr Ala Leu        195           #       200           #       205aaa gca aca tca gag ctg gat cta gaa atg ga#a gct ctt aaa acc gtg      672Lys Ala Thr Ser Glu Leu Asp Leu Glu Met Gl #u Ala Leu Lys Thr Val    210               #   215               #   220tat aag tca ggg gaa acg att gtg gtc acc tg#t gct gtt ttt aac aat      720Tyr Lys Ser Gly Glu Thr Ile Val Val Thr Cy #s Ala Val Phe Asn Asn225                 2 #30                 2 #35                 2 #40gag gtg gtt gac ctt caa tgg act tac cct gg#a gaa gtg aaa ggc aaa      768Glu Val Val Asp Leu Gln Trp Thr Tyr Pro Gl #y Glu Val Lys Gly Lys                245   #               250   #               255ggc atc aca atg ctg gaa gaa atc aaa gtc cc#a tcc atc aaa ttg gtg      816Gly Ile Thr Met Leu Glu Glu Ile Lys Val Pr #o Ser Ile Lys Leu Val            260       #           265       #           270tac act ttg acg gtc ccc gag gcc acg gtg aa#a gac agt gga gat tac      864Tyr Thr Leu Thr Val Pro Glu Ala Thr Val Ly #s Asp Ser Gly Asp Tyr        275           #       280           #       285gaa tgt gct gcc cgc cag gct acc agg gag gt#c aaa gaa atg aag aaa      912Glu Cys Ala Ala Arg Gln Ala Thr Arg Glu Va #l Lys Glu Met Lys Lys    290               #   295               #   300gtc act att tct gtc cat gag aaa ggt ttc at#t gaa atc aaa ccc acc      960Val Thr Ile Ser Val His Glu Lys Gly Phe Il #e Glu Ile Lys Pro Thr305                 3 #10                 3 #15                 3 #20ttc agc cag ttg gaa gct gtc aac ctg cat ga#a gtc aaa cat ttt gtt     1008Phe Ser Gln Leu Glu Ala Val Asn Leu His Gl #u Val Lys His Phe Val                325   #               330   #               335gta gag gtg cgg gcc tac cca cct ccc agg at#a tcc tgg ctg aaa aac     1056Val Glu Val Arg Ala Tyr Pro Pro Pro Arg Il #e Ser Trp Leu Lys Asn            340       #           345       #           350aat ctg act ctg att gaa aat ctc act gag at#c acc act gat gtg gaa     1104Asn Leu Thr Leu Ile Glu Asn Leu Thr Glu Il #e Thr Thr Asp Val Glu        355           #       360           #       365aag att cag gaa ata agg tat cga agc aaa tt#a aag ctg atc cgt gct     1152Lys Ile Gln Glu Ile Arg Tyr Arg Ser Lys Le #u Lys Leu Ile Arg Ala    370               #   375               #   380aag gaa gaa gac agt ggc cat tat act att gt#a gct caa aat gaa gat     1200Lys Glu Glu Asp Ser Gly His Tyr Thr Ile Va #l Ala Gln Asn Glu Asp385                 3 #90                 3 #95                 4 #00gct gtg aag agc tat act ttt gaa ctg tta ac#t caa gtt cct tca tcc     1248Ala Val Lys Ser Tyr Thr Phe Glu Leu Leu Th #r Gln Val Pro Ser Ser                405   #               410   #               415att ctg gac ttg gtc gat gat cac cat ggc tc#a act ggg gga cag acg     1296Ile Leu Asp Leu Val Asp Asp His His Gly Se #r Thr Gly Gly Gln Thr            420       #           425       #           430gtg agg tgc aca gct gaa ggc acg ccg ctt cc#t gat att gag tgg atg     1344Val Arg Cys Thr Ala Glu Gly Thr Pro Leu Pr #o Asp Ile Glu Trp Met        435           #       440           #       445ata tgc aaa gat att aag aaa tgt aat aat ga#a act tcc tgg act att     1392Ile Cys Lys Asp Ile Lys Lys Cys Asn Asn Gl #u Thr Ser Trp Thr Ile    450               #   455               #   460ttg gcc aac aat gtc tca aac atc atc acg ga#g atc cac tcc cga gac     1440Leu Ala Asn Asn Val Ser Asn Ile Ile Thr Gl #u Ile His Ser Arg Asp465                 4 #70                 4 #75                 4 #80agg agt acc gtg gag ggc cgt gtg act ttc gc#c aaa gtg gag gag acc     1488Arg Ser Thr Val Glu Gly Arg Val Thr Phe Al #a Lys Val Glu Glu Thr                485   #               490   #               495atc gcc gtg cga tgc ctg gct aag aat ctc ct#t gga gct gag aac cga     1536Ile Ala Val Arg Cys Leu Ala Lys Asn Leu Le #u Gly Ala Glu Asn Arg            500       #           505       #           510gag ctg aag ctg gtg gct ccc acc ctg cgt tc#t gaa ctc acg gtg gct     1584Glu Leu Lys Leu Val Ala Pro Thr Leu Arg Se #r Glu Leu Thr Val Ala        515           #       520           #       525gct gca gtc ctg gtg ctg ttg gtg att gtg at#c atc tca ctt att gtc     1632Ala Ala Val Leu Val Leu Leu Val Ile Val Il #e Ile Ser Leu Ile Val    530               #   535               #   540ctg gtt gtc att tgg aaa cag aaa ccg agg ta#t gaa att cgc tgg agg     1680Leu Val Val Ile Trp Lys Gln Lys Pro Arg Ty #r Glu Ile Arg Trp Arg545                 5 #50                 5 #55                 5 #60gtc att gaa tca atc agc ccg gat gga cat ga#a tat att tat gtg gac     1728Val Ile Glu Ser Ile Ser Pro Asp Gly His Gl #u Tyr Ile Tyr Val Asp                565   #               570   #               575ccg atg cag ctg cct tat gac tca aga tgg ga#g ttt cca aga gat gga     1776Pro Met Gln Leu Pro Tyr Asp Ser Arg Trp Gl #u Phe Pro Arg Asp Gly            580       #           585       #           590cta gtg ctt ggt cgg gtc ttg ggg tct gga gc#g ttt ggg aag gtg gtt     1824Leu Val Leu Gly Arg Val Leu Gly Ser Gly Al #a Phe Gly Lys Val Val        595           #       600           #       605gaa gga aca gcc tat gga tta agc cgg tcc ca#a cct gtc atg aaa gtt     1872Glu Gly Thr Ala Tyr Gly Leu Ser Arg Ser Gl #n Pro Val Met Lys Val    610               #   615               #   620gca gtg aag atg cta aaa ccc acg gcc aga tc#c agt gaa aaa caa gct     1920Ala Val Lys Met Leu Lys Pro Thr Ala Arg Se #r Ser Glu Lys Gln Ala625                 6 #30                 6 #35                 6 #40ctc atg tct gaa ctg aag ata atg act cac ct#g ggg cca cat ttg aac     1968Leu Met Ser Glu Leu Lys Ile Met Thr His Le #u Gly Pro His Leu Asn                645   #               650   #               655att gta aac ttg ctg gga gcc tgc acc aag tc#a ggc ccc att tac atc     2016Ile Val Asn Leu Leu Gly Ala Cys Thr Lys Se #r Gly Pro Ile Tyr Ile            660       #           665       #           670atc aca gag tat tgc ttc tat gga gat ttg gt#c aac tat ttg cat aag     2064Ile Thr Glu Tyr Cys Phe Tyr Gly Asp Leu Va #l Asn Tyr Leu His Lys        675           #       680           #       685aat agg gat agc ttc ctg agc cac cac cca ga#g aag cca aag aaa gag     2112Asn Arg Asp Ser Phe Leu Ser His His Pro Gl #u Lys Pro Lys Lys Glu    690               #   695               #   700ctg gat atc ttt gga ttg aac cct gct gat ga#a agc aca cgg agc tat     2160Leu Asp Ile Phe Gly Leu Asn Pro Ala Asp Gl #u Ser Thr Arg Ser Tyr705                 7 #10                 7 #15                 7 #20gtt att tta tct ttt gaa aac aat ggt gac ta#c atg gac atg aag cag     2208Val Ile Leu Ser Phe Glu Asn Asn Gly Asp Ty #r Met Asp Met Lys Gln                725   #               730   #               735gct gat act aca cag tat gtc ccc atg cta ga#a agg aaa gag gtt tct     2256Ala Asp Thr Thr Gln Tyr Val Pro Met Leu Gl #u Arg Lys Glu Val Ser            740       #           745       #           750aaa tat tcc gac atc cag aga tca ctc tat ga#t cgt cca gcc tca tat     2304Lys Tyr Ser Asp Ile Gln Arg Ser Leu Tyr As #p Arg Pro Ala Ser Tyr        755           #       760           #       765aag aag aaa tct atg tta gac tca gaa gtc aa#a aac ctc ctt tca gat     2352Lys Lys Lys Ser Met Leu Asp Ser Glu Val Ly #s Asn Leu Leu Ser Asp    770               #   775               #   780gat aac tca gaa ggc ctt act tta ttg gat tt#g ttg agc ttc acc tat     2400Asp Asn Ser Glu Gly Leu Thr Leu Leu Asp Le #u Leu Ser Phe Thr Tyr785                 7 #90                 7 #95                 8 #00caa gtt gcc cga gga atg gag ttt ttg gct tc#a aaa aat tgt gtc cac     2448Gln Val Ala Arg Gly Met Glu Phe Leu Ala Se #r Lys Asn Cys Val His                805   #               810   #               815cgt gat ctg gct gct cgc aac gtc ctc ctg gc#a caa gga aaa att gtg     2496Arg Asp Leu Ala Ala Arg Asn Val Leu Leu Al #a Gln Gly Lys Ile Val            820       #           825       #           830aag atc tgt gac ttt ggc ctg gcc aga gac at#c atg cat gat tcg aac     2544Lys Ile Cys Asp Phe Gly Leu Ala Arg Asp Il #e Met His Asp Ser Asn        835           #       840           #       845tat gtg tcg aaa ggc agt acc ttt ctg ccc gt#g aag tgg atg gct cct     2592Tyr Val Ser Lys Gly Ser Thr Phe Leu Pro Va #l Lys Trp Met Ala Pro    850               #   855               #   860gag agc atc ttt gac aac ctc tac acc aca ct#g agt gat gtc tgg tct     2640Glu Ser Ile Phe Asp Asn Leu Tyr Thr Thr Le #u Ser Asp Val Trp Ser865                 8 #70                 8 #75                 8 #80tat ggc att ctg ctc tgg gag atc ttt tcc ct#t ggt ggc acc cct tac     2688Tyr Gly Ile Leu Leu Trp Glu Ile Phe Ser Le #u Gly Gly Thr Pro Tyr                885   #               890   #               895ccc ggc atg atg gtg gat tct act ttc tac aa#t aag atc aag agt ggg     2736Pro Gly Met Met Val Asp Ser Thr Phe Tyr As #n Lys Ile Lys Ser Gly            900       #           905       #           910tac cgg atg gcc aag cct gac cac gct acc ag#t gaa gtc tac gag atc     2784Tyr Arg Met Ala Lys Pro Asp His Ala Thr Se #r Glu Val Tyr Glu Ile        915           #       920           #       925atg gtg aaa tgc tgg aac agt gag ccg gag aa#g aga ccc tcc ttt tac     2832Met Val Lys Cys Trp Asn Ser Glu Pro Glu Ly #s Arg Pro Ser Phe Tyr    930               #   935               #   940cac ctg agt gag att gtg gag aat ctg ctg cc#t gga caa tat aaa aag     2880His Leu Ser Glu Ile Val Glu Asn Leu Leu Pr #o Gly Gln Tyr Lys Lys945                 9 #50                 9 #55                 9 #60agt tat gaa aaa att cac ctg gac ttc ctg aa#g agt gac cat cct gct     2928Ser Tyr Glu Lys Ile His Leu Asp Phe Leu Ly #s Ser Asp His Pro Ala                965   #               970   #               975gtg gca cgc atg cgt gtg gac tca gac aat gc#a tac att ggt gtc acc     2976Val Ala Arg Met Arg Val Asp Ser Asp Asn Al #a Tyr Ile Gly Val Thr            980       #           985       #           990tac aaa aac gag gaa gac aag ctg aag gac tg#g gag ggt ggt ctg gat     3024Tyr Lys Asn Glu Glu Asp Lys Leu Lys Asp Tr #p Glu Gly Gly Leu Asp        995           #      1000            #     1005gag cag aga ctg agc gct gac agt ggc tac at#c att cct ctg cct gac     3072Glu Gln Arg Leu Ser Ala Asp Ser Gly Tyr Il #e Ile Pro Leu Pro Asp   1010               #  1015                # 1020att gac cct gtc cct gag gag gag gac ctg gg#c aag agg aac aga cac     3120Ile Asp Pro Val Pro Glu Glu Glu Asp Leu Gl #y Lys Arg Asn Arg His1025               1030  #               1035   #              1040agc tcg cag acc tct gaa gag agt gcc att ga#g acg ggt tcc agc agt     3168Ser Ser Gln Thr Ser Glu Glu Ser Ala Ile Gl #u Thr Gly Ser Ser Ser               1045   #              1050    #             1055tcc acc ttc atc aag aga gag gac gag acc at#t gaa gac atc gac atg     3216Ser Thr Phe Ile Lys Arg Glu Asp Glu Thr Il #e Glu Asp Ile Asp Met           1060       #          1065        #         1070atg gac gac atc ggc ata gac tct tca gac ct#g gtg gaa gac agc ttc     3264Met Asp Asp Ile Gly Ile Asp Ser Ser Asp Le #u Val Glu Asp Ser Phe       1075           #      1080            #     1085ctg taa                 #                   #                  #         3270 Leu <210> SEQ ID NO 2 <211> LENGTH: 1089 <212> TYPE: PRT<213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <400> SEQUENCE: 2Met Gly Thr Ser His Pro Ala Phe Leu Val Le #u Gly Cys Leu Leu Thr  1               5  #                 10  #                 15Gly Leu Ser Leu Ile Leu Cys Gln Leu Ser Le #u Pro Ser Ile Leu Pro             20      #             25      #             30Asn Glu Asn Glu Lys Val Val Gln Leu Asn Se #r Ser Phe Ser Leu Arg         35          #         40          #         45Cys Phe Gly Glu Ser Glu Val Ser Trp Gln Ty #r Pro Met Ser Glu Glu     50              #     55              #     60Glu Ser Ser Asp Val Glu Ile Arg Asn Glu Gl #u Asn Asn Ser Gly Leu 65                  # 70                  # 75                  # 80Phe Val Thr Val Leu Glu Val Ser Ser Ala Se #r Ala Ala His Thr Gly                 85  #                 90  #                 95Leu Tyr Thr Cys Tyr Tyr Asn His Thr Gln Th #r Glu Glu Asn Glu Leu            100       #           105       #           110Glu Gly Arg His Ile Tyr Ile Tyr Val Pro As #p Pro Asp Val Ala Phe        115           #       120           #       125Val Pro Leu Gly Met Thr Asp Tyr Leu Val Il #e Val Glu Asp Asp Asp    130               #   135               #   140Ser Ala Ile Ile Pro Cys Arg Thr Thr Asp Pr #o Glu Thr Pro Val Thr145                 1 #50                 1 #55                 1 #60Leu His Asn Ser Glu Gly Val Val Pro Ala Se #r Tyr Asp Ser Arg Gln                165   #               170   #               175Gly Phe Asn Gly Thr Phe Thr Val Gly Pro Ty #r Ile Cys Glu Ala Thr            180       #           185       #           190Val Lys Gly Lys Lys Phe Gln Thr Ile Pro Ph #e Asn Val Tyr Ala Leu        195           #       200           #       205Lys Ala Thr Ser Glu Leu Asp Leu Glu Met Gl #u Ala Leu Lys Thr Val    210               #   215               #   220Tyr Lys Ser Gly Glu Thr Ile Val Val Thr Cy #s Ala Val Phe Asn Asn225                 2 #30                 2 #35                 2 #40Glu Val Val Asp Leu Gln Trp Thr Tyr Pro Gl #y Glu Val Lys Gly Lys                245   #               250   #               255Gly Ile Thr Met Leu Glu Glu Ile Lys Val Pr #o Ser Ile Lys Leu Val            260       #           265       #           270Tyr Thr Leu Thr Val Pro Glu Ala Thr Val Ly #s Asp Ser Gly Asp Tyr        275           #       280           #       285Glu Cys Ala Ala Arg Gln Ala Thr Arg Glu Va #l Lys Glu Met Lys Lys    290               #   295               #   300Val Thr Ile Ser Val His Glu Lys Gly Phe Il #e Glu Ile Lys Pro Thr305                 3 #10                 3 #15                 3 #20Phe Ser Gln Leu Glu Ala Val Asn Leu His Gl #u Val Lys His Phe Val                325   #               330   #               335Val Glu Val Arg Ala Tyr Pro Pro Pro Arg Il #e Ser Trp Leu Lys Asn            340       #           345       #           350Asn Leu Thr Leu Ile Glu Asn Leu Thr Glu Il #e Thr Thr Asp Val Glu        355           #       360           #       365Lys Ile Gln Glu Ile Arg Tyr Arg Ser Lys Le #u Lys Leu Ile Arg Ala    370               #   375               #   380Lys Glu Glu Asp Ser Gly His Tyr Thr Ile Va #l Ala Gln Asn Glu Asp385                 3 #90                 3 #95                 4 #00Ala Val Lys Ser Tyr Thr Phe Glu Leu Leu Th #r Gln Val Pro Ser Ser                405   #               410   #               415Ile Leu Asp Leu Val Asp Asp His His Gly Se #r Thr Gly Gly Gln Thr            420       #           425       #           430Val Arg Cys Thr Ala Glu Gly Thr Pro Leu Pr #o Asp Ile Glu Trp Met        435           #       440           #       445Ile Cys Lys Asp Ile Lys Lys Cys Asn Asn Gl #u Thr Ser Trp Thr Ile    450               #   455               #   460Leu Ala Asn Asn Val Ser Asn Ile Ile Thr Gl #u Ile His Ser Arg Asp465                 4 #70                 4 #75                 4 #80Arg Ser Thr Val Glu Gly Arg Val Thr Phe Al #a Lys Val Glu Glu Thr                485   #               490   #               495Ile Ala Val Arg Cys Leu Ala Lys Asn Leu Le #u Gly Ala Glu Asn Arg            500       #           505       #           510Glu Leu Lys Leu Val Ala Pro Thr Leu Arg Se #r Glu Leu Thr Val Ala        515           #       520           #       525Ala Ala Val Leu Val Leu Leu Val Ile Val Il #e Ile Ser Leu Ile Val    530               #   535               #   540Leu Val Val Ile Trp Lys Gln Lys Pro Arg Ty #r Glu Ile Arg Trp Arg545                 5 #50                 5 #55                 5 #60Val Ile Glu Ser Ile Ser Pro Asp Gly His Gl #u Tyr Ile Tyr Val Asp                565   #               570   #               575Pro Met Gln Leu Pro Tyr Asp Ser Arg Trp Gl #u Phe Pro Arg Asp Gly            580       #           585       #           590Leu Val Leu Gly Arg Val Leu Gly Ser Gly Al #a Phe Gly Lys Val Val        595           #       600           #       605Glu Gly Thr Ala Tyr Gly Leu Ser Arg Ser Gl #n Pro Val Met Lys Val    610               #   615               #   620Ala Val Lys Met Leu Lys Pro Thr Ala Arg Se #r Ser Glu Lys Gln Ala625                 6 #30                 6 #35                 6 #40Leu Met Ser Glu Leu Lys Ile Met Thr His Le #u Gly Pro His Leu Asn                645   #               650   #               655Ile Val Asn Leu Leu Gly Ala Cys Thr Lys Se #r Gly Pro Ile Tyr Ile            660       #           665       #           670Ile Thr Glu Tyr Cys Phe Tyr Gly Asp Leu Va #l Asn Tyr Leu His Lys        675           #       680           #       685Asn Arg Asp Ser Phe Leu Ser His His Pro Gl #u Lys Pro Lys Lys Glu    690               #   695               #   700Leu Asp Ile Phe Gly Leu Asn Pro Ala Asp Gl #u Ser Thr Arg Ser Tyr705                 7 #10                 7 #15                 7 #20Val Ile Leu Ser Phe Glu Asn Asn Gly Asp Ty #r Met Asp Met Lys Gln                725   #               730   #               735Ala Asp Thr Thr Gln Tyr Val Pro Met Leu Gl #u Arg Lys Glu Val Ser            740       #           745       #           750Lys Tyr Ser Asp Ile Gln Arg Ser Leu Tyr As #p Arg Pro Ala Ser Tyr        755           #       760           #       765Lys Lys Lys Ser Met Leu Asp Ser Glu Val Ly #s Asn Leu Leu Ser Asp    770               #   775               #   780Asp Asn Ser Glu Gly Leu Thr Leu Leu Asp Le #u Leu Ser Phe Thr Tyr785                 7 #90                 7 #95                 8 #00Gln Val Ala Arg Gly Met Glu Phe Leu Ala Se #r Lys Asn Cys Val His                805   #               810   #               815Arg Asp Leu Ala Ala Arg Asn Val Leu Leu Al #a Gln Gly Lys Ile Val            820       #           825       #           830Lys Ile Cys Asp Phe Gly Leu Ala Arg Asp Il #e Met His Asp Ser Asn        835           #       840           #       845Tyr Val Ser Lys Gly Ser Thr Phe Leu Pro Va #l Lys Trp Met Ala Pro    850               #   855               #   860Glu Ser Ile Phe Asp Asn Leu Tyr Thr Thr Le #u Ser Asp Val Trp Ser865                 8 #70                 8 #75                 8 #80Tyr Gly Ile Leu Leu Trp Glu Ile Phe Ser Le #u Gly Gly Thr Pro Tyr                885   #               890   #               895Pro Gly Met Met Val Asp Ser Thr Phe Tyr As #n Lys Ile Lys Ser Gly            900       #           905       #           910Tyr Arg Met Ala Lys Pro Asp His Ala Thr Se #r Glu Val Tyr Glu Ile        915           #       920           #       925Met Val Lys Cys Trp Asn Ser Glu Pro Glu Ly #s Arg Pro Ser Phe Tyr    930               #   935               #   940His Leu Ser Glu Ile Val Glu Asn Leu Leu Pr #o Gly Gln Tyr Lys Lys945                 9 #50                 9 #55                 9 #60Ser Tyr Glu Lys Ile His Leu Asp Phe Leu Ly #s Ser Asp His Pro Ala                965   #               970   #               975Val Ala Arg Met Arg Val Asp Ser Asp Asn Al #a Tyr Ile Gly Val Thr            980       #           985       #           990Tyr Lys Asn Glu Glu Asp Lys Leu Lys Asp Tr #p Glu Gly Gly Leu Asp        995           #      1000            #     1005Glu Gln Arg Leu Ser Ala Asp Ser Gly Tyr Il #e Ile Pro Leu Pro Asp   1010               #  1015                # 1020Ile Asp Pro Val Pro Glu Glu Glu Asp Leu Gl #y Lys Arg Asn Arg His1025               1030  #               1035   #              1040Ser Ser Gln Thr Ser Glu Glu Ser Ala Ile Gl #u Thr Gly Ser Ser Ser               1045   #              1050    #             1055Ser Thr Phe Ile Lys Arg Glu Asp Glu Thr Il #e Glu Asp Ile Asp Met           1060       #          1065        #         1070Met Asp Asp Ile Gly Ile Asp Ser Ser Asp Le #u Val Glu Asp Ser Phe       1075           #      1080            #     1085 Leu<210> SEQ ID NO 3 <211> LENGTH: 3270 <212> TYPE: DNA<213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS<222> LOCATION: (1)..(3267) <400> SEQUENCE: 3atg ggg act tcc cat ccg gcg ttc ctg gtc tt#a ggc tgt ctt ctc aca       48Met Gly Thr Ser His Pro Ala Phe Leu Val Le #u Gly Cys Leu Leu Thr  1               5  #                 10  #                 15ggg ctg agc cta atc ctc tgc cag ctt tca tt#a ccc tct atc ctt cca       96Gly Leu Ser Leu Ile Leu Cys Gln Leu Ser Le #u Pro Ser Ile Leu Pro             20      #             25      #             30aat gaa aat gaa aag gtt gtg cag ctg aat tc#a tcc ttt tct ctg aga      144Asn Glu Asn Glu Lys Val Val Gln Leu Asn Se #r Ser Phe Ser Leu Arg         35          #         40          #         45tgc ttt ggg gag agt gaa gtg agc tgg cag ta#c ccc atg tct gaa gaa      192Cys Phe Gly Glu Ser Glu Val Ser Trp Gln Ty #r Pro Met Ser Glu Glu     50              #     55              #     60gag agc tcc gat gtg gaa atc aga aat gaa ga#a aac aac agc ggc ctt      240Glu Ser Ser Asp Val Glu Ile Arg Asn Glu Gl #u Asn Asn Ser Gly Leu 65                  # 70                  # 75                  # 80ttt gtg acg gtc ttg gaa gtg agc agt gcc tc#g gcg gcc cac aca ggg      288Phe Val Thr Val Leu Glu Val Ser Ser Ala Se #r Ala Ala His Thr Gly                 85  #                 90  #                 95ttg tac act tgc tat tac aac cac act cag ac#a gaa gag aat gag ctt      336Leu Tyr Thr Cys Tyr Tyr Asn His Thr Gln Th #r Glu Glu Asn Glu Leu            100       #           105       #           110gaa ggc agg cac att tac atc tat gtg cca ga#c cca gat gta gcc ttt      384Glu Gly Arg His Ile Tyr Ile Tyr Val Pro As #p Pro Asp Val Ala Phe        115           #       120           #       125gta cct cta gga atg acg gat tat tta gtc at#c gtg gag gat gat gat      432Val Pro Leu Gly Met Thr Asp Tyr Leu Val Il #e Val Glu Asp Asp Asp    130               #   135               #   140tct gcc att ata cct tgt cgc aca act gat cc#c gag act cct gta acc      480Ser Ala Ile Ile Pro Cys Arg Thr Thr Asp Pr #o Glu Thr Pro Val Thr145                 1 #50                 1 #55                 1 #60tta cac aac agt gag ggg gtg gta cct gcc tc#c tac gac agc aga cag      528Leu His Asn Ser Glu Gly Val Val Pro Ala Se #r Tyr Asp Ser Arg Gln                165   #               170   #               175ggc ttt aat ggg acc ttc act gta ggg ccc ta#t atc tgt gag gcc acc      576Gly Phe Asn Gly Thr Phe Thr Val Gly Pro Ty #r Ile Cys Glu Ala Thr            180       #           185       #           190gtc aaa gga aag aag ttc cag acc atc cca tt#t aat gtt tat gct tta      624Val Lys Gly Lys Lys Phe Gln Thr Ile Pro Ph #e Asn Val Tyr Ala Leu        195           #       200           #       205aaa gca aca tca gag ctg gat cta gaa atg ga#a gct ctt aaa acc gtg      672Lys Ala Thr Ser Glu Leu Asp Leu Glu Met Gl #u Ala Leu Lys Thr Val    210               #   215               #   220tat aag tca ggg gaa acg att gtg gtc acc tg#t gct gtt ttt aac aat      720Tyr Lys Ser Gly Glu Thr Ile Val Val Thr Cy #s Ala Val Phe Asn Asn225                 2 #30                 2 #35                 2 #40gag gtg gtt gac ctt caa tgg act tac cct gg#a gaa gtg aaa ggc aaa      768Glu Val Val Asp Leu Gln Trp Thr Tyr Pro Gl #y Glu Val Lys Gly Lys                245   #               250   #               255ggc atc aca atg ctg gaa gaa atc aaa gtc cc#a tcc atc aaa ttg gtg      816Gly Ile Thr Met Leu Glu Glu Ile Lys Val Pr #o Ser Ile Lys Leu Val            260       #           265       #           270tac act ttg acg gtc ccc gag gcc acg gtg aa#a gac agt gga gat tac      864Tyr Thr Leu Thr Val Pro Glu Ala Thr Val Ly #s Asp Ser Gly Asp Tyr        275           #       280           #       285gaa tgt gct gcc cgc cag gct acc agg gag gt#c aaa gaa atg aag aaa      912Glu Cys Ala Ala Arg Gln Ala Thr Arg Glu Va #l Lys Glu Met Lys Lys    290               #   295               #   300gtc act att tct gtc cat gag aaa ggt ttc at#t gaa atc aaa ccc acc      960Val Thr Ile Ser Val His Glu Lys Gly Phe Il #e Glu Ile Lys Pro Thr305                 3 #10                 3 #15                 3 #20ttc agc cag ttg gaa gct gtc aac ctg cat ga#a gtc aaa cat ttt gtt     1008Phe Ser Gln Leu Glu Ala Val Asn Leu His Gl #u Val Lys His Phe Val                325   #               330   #               335gta gag gtg cgg gcc tac cca cct ccc agg at#a tcc tgg ctg aaa aac     1056Val Glu Val Arg Ala Tyr Pro Pro Pro Arg Il #e Ser Trp Leu Lys Asn            340       #           345       #           350aat ctg act ctg att gaa aat ctc act gag at#c acc act gat gtg gaa     1104Asn Leu Thr Leu Ile Glu Asn Leu Thr Glu Il #e Thr Thr Asp Val Glu        355           #       360           #       365aag att cag gaa ata agg tat cga agc aaa tt#a aag ctg atc cgt gct     1152Lys Ile Gln Glu Ile Arg Tyr Arg Ser Lys Le #u Lys Leu Ile Arg Ala    370               #   375               #   380aag gaa gaa gac agt ggc cat tat act att gt#a gct caa aat gaa gat     1200Lys Glu Glu Asp Ser Gly His Tyr Thr Ile Va #l Ala Gln Asn Glu Asp385                 3 #90                 3 #95                 4 #00gct gtg aag agc tat act ttt gaa ctg tta ac#t caa gtt cct tca tcc     1248Ala Val Lys Ser Tyr Thr Phe Glu Leu Leu Th #r Gln Val Pro Ser Ser                405   #               410   #               415att ctg gac ttg gtc gat gat cac cat ggc tc#a act ggg gga cag acg     1296Ile Leu Asp Leu Val Asp Asp His His Gly Se #r Thr Gly Gly Gln Thr            420       #           425       #           430gtg agg tgc aca gct gaa ggc acg ccg ctt cc#t gat att gag tgg atg     1344Val Arg Cys Thr Ala Glu Gly Thr Pro Leu Pr #o Asp Ile Glu Trp Met        435           #       440           #       445ata tgc aaa gat att aag aaa tgt aat aat ga#a act tcc tgg act att     1392Ile Cys Lys Asp Ile Lys Lys Cys Asn Asn Gl #u Thr Ser Trp Thr Ile    450               #   455               #   460ttg gcc aac aat gtc tca aac atc atc acg ga#g atc cac tcc cga gac     1440Leu Ala Asn Asn Val Ser Asn Ile Ile Thr Gl #u Ile His Ser Arg Asp465                 4 #70                 4 #75                 4 #80agg agt acc gtg gag ggc cgt gtg act ttc gc#c aaa gtg gag gag acc     1488Arg Ser Thr Val Glu Gly Arg Val Thr Phe Al #a Lys Val Glu Glu Thr                485   #               490   #               495atc gcc gtg cga tgc ctg gct aag aat ctc ct#t gga gct gag aac cga     1536Ile Ala Val Arg Cys Leu Ala Lys Asn Leu Le #u Gly Ala Glu Asn Arg            500       #           505       #           510gag ctg aag ctg gtg gct ccc acc ctg cgt tc#t gaa ctc acg gtg gct     1584Glu Leu Lys Leu Val Ala Pro Thr Leu Arg Se #r Glu Leu Thr Val Ala        515           #       520           #       525gct gca gtc ctg gtg ctg ttg gtg att gtg at#c atc tca ctt att gtc     1632Ala Ala Val Leu Val Leu Leu Val Ile Val Il #e Ile Ser Leu Ile Val    530               #   535               #   540ctg gtt gtc att tgg aaa cag aaa ccg agg ta#t gaa att cgc tgg agg     1680Leu Val Val Ile Trp Lys Gln Lys Pro Arg Ty #r Glu Ile Arg Trp Arg545                 5 #50                 5 #55                 5 #60gtc att gaa tca atc agc ccg gat gga cat ga#a tat att tat gtg gac     1728Val Ile Glu Ser Ile Ser Pro Asp Gly His Gl #u Tyr Ile Tyr Val Asp                565   #               570   #               575ccg atg cag ctg cct tat gac tca aga tgg aa#g ttt cca aga gat gga     1776Pro Met Gln Leu Pro Tyr Asp Ser Arg Trp Ly #s Phe Pro Arg Asp Gly            580       #           585       #           590cta gtg ctt ggt cgg gtc ttg ggg tct gga gc#g ttt ggg aag gtg gtt     1824Leu Val Leu Gly Arg Val Leu Gly Ser Gly Al #a Phe Gly Lys Val Val        595           #       600           #       605gaa gga aca gcc tat gga tta agc cgg tcc ca#a cct gtc atg aaa gtt     1872Glu Gly Thr Ala Tyr Gly Leu Ser Arg Ser Gl #n Pro Val Met Lys Val    610               #   615               #   620gca gtg aag atg cta aaa ccc acg gcc aga tc#c agt gaa aaa caa gct     1920Ala Val Lys Met Leu Lys Pro Thr Ala Arg Se #r Ser Glu Lys Gln Ala625                 6 #30                 6 #35                 6 #40ctc atg tct gaa ctg aag ata atg act cac ct#g ggg cca cat ttg aac     1968Leu Met Ser Glu Leu Lys Ile Met Thr His Le #u Gly Pro His Leu Asn                645   #               650   #               655att gta aac ttg ctg gga gcc tgc acc aag tc#a ggc ccc att tac atc     2016Ile Val Asn Leu Leu Gly Ala Cys Thr Lys Se #r Gly Pro Ile Tyr Ile            660       #           665       #           670atc aca gag tat tgc ttc tat gga gat ttg gt#c aac tat ttg cat aag     2064Ile Thr Glu Tyr Cys Phe Tyr Gly Asp Leu Va #l Asn Tyr Leu His Lys        675           #       680           #       685aat agg gat agc ttc ctg agc cac cac cca ga#g aag cca aag aaa gag     2112Asn Arg Asp Ser Phe Leu Ser His His Pro Gl #u Lys Pro Lys Lys Glu    690               #   695               #   700ctg gat atc ttt gga ttg aac cct gct gat ga#a agc aca cgg agc tat     2160Leu Asp Ile Phe Gly Leu Asn Pro Ala Asp Gl #u Ser Thr Arg Ser Tyr705                 7 #10                 7 #15                 7 #20gtt att tta tct ttt gaa aac aat ggt gac ta#c atg gac atg aag cag     2208Val Ile Leu Ser Phe Glu Asn Asn Gly Asp Ty #r Met Asp Met Lys Gln                725   #               730   #               735gct gat act aca cag tat gtc ccc atg cta ga#a agg aaa gag gtt tct     2256Ala Asp Thr Thr Gln Tyr Val Pro Met Leu Gl #u Arg Lys Glu Val Ser            740       #           745       #           750aaa tat tcc gac atc cag aga tca ctc tat ga#t cgt cca gcc tca tat     2304Lys Tyr Ser Asp Ile Gln Arg Ser Leu Tyr As #p Arg Pro Ala Ser Tyr        755           #       760           #       765aag aag aaa tct atg tta gac tca gaa gtc aa#a aac ctc ctt tca gat     2352Lys Lys Lys Ser Met Leu Asp Ser Glu Val Ly #s Asn Leu Leu Ser Asp    770               #   775               #   780gat aac tca gaa ggc ctt act tta ttg gat tt#g ttg agc ttc acc tat     2400Asp Asn Ser Glu Gly Leu Thr Leu Leu Asp Le #u Leu Ser Phe Thr Tyr785                 7 #90                 7 #95                 8 #00caa gtt gcc cga gga atg gag ttt ttg gct tc#a aaa aat tgt gtc cac     2448Gln Val Ala Arg Gly Met Glu Phe Leu Ala Se #r Lys Asn Cys Val His                805   #               810   #               815cgt gat ctg gct gct cgc aac gtc ctc ctg gc#a caa gga aaa att gtg     2496Arg Asp Leu Ala Ala Arg Asn Val Leu Leu Al #a Gln Gly Lys Ile Val            820       #           825       #           830aag atc tgt gac ttt ggc ctg gcc aga gac at#c atg cat gat tcg aac     2544Lys Ile Cys Asp Phe Gly Leu Ala Arg Asp Il #e Met His Asp Ser Asn        835           #       840           #       845tat gtg tcg aaa ggc agt acc ttt ctg ccc gt#g aag tgg atg gct cct     2592Tyr Val Ser Lys Gly Ser Thr Phe Leu Pro Va #l Lys Trp Met Ala Pro    850               #   855               #   860gag agc atc ttt gac aac ctc tac acc aca ct#g agt gat gtc tgg tct     2640Glu Ser Ile Phe Asp Asn Leu Tyr Thr Thr Le #u Ser Asp Val Trp Ser865                 8 #70                 8 #75                 8 #80tat ggc att ctg ctc tgg gag atc ttt tcc ct#t ggt ggc acc cct tac     2688Tyr Gly Ile Leu Leu Trp Glu Ile Phe Ser Le #u Gly Gly Thr Pro Tyr                885   #               890   #               895ccc ggc atg atg gtg gat tct act ttc tac aa#t aag atc aag agt ggg     2736Pro Gly Met Met Val Asp Ser Thr Phe Tyr As #n Lys Ile Lys Ser Gly            900       #           905       #           910tac cgg atg gcc aag cct gac cac gct acc ag#t gaa gtc tac gag atc     2784Tyr Arg Met Ala Lys Pro Asp His Ala Thr Se #r Glu Val Tyr Glu Ile        915           #       920           #       925atg gtg aaa tgc tgg aac agt gag ccg gag aa#g aga ccc tcc ttt tac     2832Met Val Lys Cys Trp Asn Ser Glu Pro Glu Ly #s Arg Pro Ser Phe Tyr    930               #   935               #   940cac ctg agt gag att gtg gag aat ctg ctg cc#t gga caa tat aaa aag     2880His Leu Ser Glu Ile Val Glu Asn Leu Leu Pr #o Gly Gln Tyr Lys Lys945                 9 #50                 9 #55                 9 #60agt tat gaa aaa att cac ctg gac ttc ctg aa#g agt gac cat cct gct     2928Ser Tyr Glu Lys Ile His Leu Asp Phe Leu Ly #s Ser Asp His Pro Ala                965   #               970   #               975gtg gca cgc atg cgt gtg gac tca gac aat gc#a tac att ggt gtc acc     2976Val Ala Arg Met Arg Val Asp Ser Asp Asn Al #a Tyr Ile Gly Val Thr            980       #           985       #           990tac aaa aac gag gaa gac aag ctg aag gac tg#g gag ggt ggt ctg gat     3024Tyr Lys Asn Glu Glu Asp Lys Leu Lys Asp Tr #p Glu Gly Gly Leu Asp        995           #      1000            #     1005gag cag aga ctg agc gct gac agt ggc tac at#c att cct ctg cct gac     3072Glu Gln Arg Leu Ser Ala Asp Ser Gly Tyr Il #e Ile Pro Leu Pro Asp   1010               #  1015                # 1020att gac cct gtc cct gag gag gag gac ctg gg#c aag agg aac aga cac     3120Ile Asp Pro Val Pro Glu Glu Glu Asp Leu Gl #y Lys Arg Asn Arg His1025               1030  #               1035   #              1040agc tcg cag acc tct gaa gag agt gcc att ga#g acg ggt tcc agc agt     3168Ser Ser Gln Thr Ser Glu Glu Ser Ala Ile Gl #u Thr Gly Ser Ser Ser               1045   #              1050    #             1055tcc acc ttc atc aag aga gag gac gag acc at#t gaa gac atc gac atg     3216Ser Thr Phe Ile Lys Arg Glu Asp Glu Thr Il #e Glu Asp Ile Asp Met           1060       #          1065        #         1070atg gac gac atc ggc ata gac tct tca gac ct#g gtg gaa gac agc ttc     3264Met Asp Asp Ile Gly Ile Asp Ser Ser Asp Le #u Val Glu Asp Ser Phe       1075           #      1080            #     1085ctg taa                 #                   #                  #         3270 Leu <210> SEQ ID NO 4 <211> LENGTH: 1089 <212> TYPE: PRT<213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <400> SEQUENCE: 4Met Gly Thr Ser His Pro Ala Phe Leu Val Le #u Gly Cys Leu Leu Thr  1               5  #                 10  #                 15Gly Leu Ser Leu Ile Leu Cys Gln Leu Ser Le #u Pro Ser Ile Leu Pro             20      #             25      #             30Asn Glu Asn Glu Lys Val Val Gln Leu Asn Se #r Ser Phe Ser Leu Arg         35          #         40          #         45Cys Phe Gly Glu Ser Glu Val Ser Trp Gln Ty #r Pro Met Ser Glu Glu     50              #     55              #     60Glu Ser Ser Asp Val Glu Ile Arg Asn Glu Gl #u Asn Asn Ser Gly Leu 65                  # 70                  # 75                  # 80Phe Val Thr Val Leu Glu Val Ser Ser Ala Se #r Ala Ala His Thr Gly                 85  #                 90  #                 95Leu Tyr Thr Cys Tyr Tyr Asn His Thr Gln Th #r Glu Glu Asn Glu Leu            100       #           105       #           110Glu Gly Arg His Ile Tyr Ile Tyr Val Pro As #p Pro Asp Val Ala Phe        115           #       120           #       125Val Pro Leu Gly Met Thr Asp Tyr Leu Val Il #e Val Glu Asp Asp Asp    130               #   135               #   140Ser Ala Ile Ile Pro Cys Arg Thr Thr Asp Pr #o Glu Thr Pro Val Thr145                 1 #50                 1 #55                 1 #60Leu His Asn Ser Glu Gly Val Val Pro Ala Se #r Tyr Asp Ser Arg Gln                165   #               170   #               175Gly Phe Asn Gly Thr Phe Thr Val Gly Pro Ty #r Ile Cys Glu Ala Thr            180       #           185       #           190Val Lys Gly Lys Lys Phe Gln Thr Ile Pro Ph #e Asn Val Tyr Ala Leu        195           #       200           #       205Lys Ala Thr Ser Glu Leu Asp Leu Glu Met Gl #u Ala Leu Lys Thr Val    210               #   215               #   220Tyr Lys Ser Gly Glu Thr Ile Val Val Thr Cy #s Ala Val Phe Asn Asn225                 2 #30                 2 #35                 2 #40Glu Val Val Asp Leu Gln Trp Thr Tyr Pro Gl #y Glu Val Lys Gly Lys                245   #               250   #               255Gly Ile Thr Met Leu Glu Glu Ile Lys Val Pr #o Ser Ile Lys Leu Val            260       #           265       #           270Tyr Thr Leu Thr Val Pro Glu Ala Thr Val Ly #s Asp Ser Gly Asp Tyr        275           #       280           #       285Glu Cys Ala Ala Arg Gln Ala Thr Arg Glu Va #l Lys Glu Met Lys Lys    290               #   295               #   300Val Thr Ile Ser Val His Glu Lys Gly Phe Il #e Glu Ile Lys Pro Thr305                 3 #10                 3 #15                 3 #20Phe Ser Gln Leu Glu Ala Val Asn Leu His Gl #u Val Lys His Phe Val                325   #               330   #               335Val Glu Val Arg Ala Tyr Pro Pro Pro Arg Il #e Ser Trp Leu Lys Asn            340       #           345       #           350Asn Leu Thr Leu Ile Glu Asn Leu Thr Glu Il #e Thr Thr Asp Val Glu        355           #       360           #       365Lys Ile Gln Glu Ile Arg Tyr Arg Ser Lys Le #u Lys Leu Ile Arg Ala    370               #   375               #   380Lys Glu Glu Asp Ser Gly His Tyr Thr Ile Va #l Ala Gln Asn Glu Asp385                 3 #90                 3 #95                 4 #00Ala Val Lys Ser Tyr Thr Phe Glu Leu Leu Th #r Gln Val Pro Ser Ser                405   #               410   #               415Ile Leu Asp Leu Val Asp Asp His His Gly Se #r Thr Gly Gly Gln Thr            420       #           425       #           430Val Arg Cys Thr Ala Glu Gly Thr Pro Leu Pr #o Asp Ile Glu Trp Met        435           #       440           #       445Ile Cys Lys Asp Ile Lys Lys Cys Asn Asn Gl #u Thr Ser Trp Thr Ile    450               #   455               #   460Leu Ala Asn Asn Val Ser Asn Ile Ile Thr Gl #u Ile His Ser Arg Asp465                 4 #70                 4 #75                 4 #80Arg Ser Thr Val Glu Gly Arg Val Thr Phe Al #a Lys Val Glu Glu Thr                485   #               490   #               495Ile Ala Val Arg Cys Leu Ala Lys Asn Leu Le #u Gly Ala Glu Asn Arg            500       #           505       #           510Glu Leu Lys Leu Val Ala Pro Thr Leu Arg Se #r Glu Leu Thr Val Ala        515           #       520           #       525Ala Ala Val Leu Val Leu Leu Val Ile Val Il #e Ile Ser Leu Ile Val    530               #   535               #   540Leu Val Val Ile Trp Lys Gln Lys Pro Arg Ty #r Glu Ile Arg Trp Arg545                 5 #50                 5 #55                 5 #60Val Ile Glu Ser Ile Ser Pro Asp Gly His Gl #u Tyr Ile Tyr Val Asp                565   #               570   #               575Pro Met Gln Leu Pro Tyr Asp Ser Arg Trp Ly #s Phe Pro Arg Asp Gly            580       #           585       #           590Leu Val Leu Gly Arg Val Leu Gly Ser Gly Al #a Phe Gly Lys Val Val        595           #       600           #       605Glu Gly Thr Ala Tyr Gly Leu Ser Arg Ser Gl #n Pro Val Met Lys Val    610               #   615               #   620Ala Val Lys Met Leu Lys Pro Thr Ala Arg Se #r Ser Glu Lys Gln Ala625                 6 #30                 6 #35                 6 #40Leu Met Ser Glu Leu Lys Ile Met Thr His Le #u Gly Pro His Leu Asn                645   #               650   #               655Ile Val Asn Leu Leu Gly Ala Cys Thr Lys Se #r Gly Pro Ile Tyr Ile            660       #           665       #           670Ile Thr Glu Tyr Cys Phe Tyr Gly Asp Leu Va #l Asn Tyr Leu His Lys        675           #       680           #       685Asn Arg Asp Ser Phe Leu Ser His His Pro Gl #u Lys Pro Lys Lys Glu    690               #   695               #   700Leu Asp Ile Phe Gly Leu Asn Pro Ala Asp Gl #u Ser Thr Arg Ser Tyr705                 7 #10                 7 #15                 7 #20Val Ile Leu Ser Phe Glu Asn Asn Gly Asp Ty #r Met Asp Met Lys Gln                725   #               730   #               735Ala Asp Thr Thr Gln Tyr Val Pro Met Leu Gl #u Arg Lys Glu Val Ser            740       #           745       #           750Lys Tyr Ser Asp Ile Gln Arg Ser Leu Tyr As #p Arg Pro Ala Ser Tyr        755           #       760           #       765Lys Lys Lys Ser Met Leu Asp Ser Glu Val Ly #s Asn Leu Leu Ser Asp    770               #   775               #   780Asp Asn Ser Glu Gly Leu Thr Leu Leu Asp Le #u Leu Ser Phe Thr Tyr785                 7 #90                 7 #95                 8 #00Gln Val Ala Arg Gly Met Glu Phe Leu Ala Se #r Lys Asn Cys Val His                805   #               810   #               815Arg Asp Leu Ala Ala Arg Asn Val Leu Leu Al #a Gln Gly Lys Ile Val            820       #           825       #           830Lys Ile Cys Asp Phe Gly Leu Ala Arg Asp Il #e Met His Asp Ser Asn        835           #       840           #       845Tyr Val Ser Lys Gly Ser Thr Phe Leu Pro Va #l Lys Trp Met Ala Pro    850               #   855               #   860Glu Ser Ile Phe Asp Asn Leu Tyr Thr Thr Le #u Ser Asp Val Trp Ser865                 8 #70                 8 #75                 8 #80Tyr Gly Ile Leu Leu Trp Glu Ile Phe Ser Le #u Gly Gly Thr Pro Tyr                885   #               890   #               895Pro Gly Met Met Val Asp Ser Thr Phe Tyr As #n Lys Ile Lys Ser Gly            900       #           905       #           910Tyr Arg Met Ala Lys Pro Asp His Ala Thr Se #r Glu Val Tyr Glu Ile        915           #       920           #       925Met Val Lys Cys Trp Asn Ser Glu Pro Glu Ly #s Arg Pro Ser Phe Tyr    930               #   935               #   940His Leu Ser Glu Ile Val Glu Asn Leu Leu Pr #o Gly Gln Tyr Lys Lys945                 9 #50                 9 #55                 9 #60Ser Tyr Glu Lys Ile His Leu Asp Phe Leu Ly #s Ser Asp His Pro Ala                965   #               970   #               975Val Ala Arg Met Arg Val Asp Ser Asp Asn Al #a Tyr Ile Gly Val Thr            980       #           985       #           990Tyr Lys Asn Glu Glu Asp Lys Leu Lys Asp Tr #p Glu Gly Gly Leu Asp        995           #      1000            #     1005Glu Gln Arg Leu Ser Ala Asp Ser Gly Tyr Il #e Ile Pro Leu Pro Asp   1010               #  1015                # 1020Ile Asp Pro Val Pro Glu Glu Glu Asp Leu Gl #y Lys Arg Asn Arg His1025               1030  #               1035   #              1040Ser Ser Gln Thr Ser Glu Glu Ser Ala Ile Gl #u Thr Gly Ser Ser Ser               1045   #              1050    #             1055Ser Thr Phe Ile Lys Arg Glu Asp Glu Thr Il #e Glu Asp Ile Asp Met           1060       #          1065        #         1070Met Asp Asp Ile Gly Ile Asp Ser Ser Asp Le #u Val Glu Asp Ser Phe       1075           #      1080            #     1085 Leu<210> SEQ ID NO 5 <211> LENGTH: 3270 <212> TYPE: DNA<213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS<222> LOCATION: (1)..(3267) <400> SEQUENCE: 5atg ggg act tcc cat ccg gcg ttc ctg gtc tt#a ggc tgt ctt ctc aca       48Met Gly Thr Ser His Pro Ala Phe Leu Val Le #u Gly Cys Leu Leu Thr  1               5  #                 10  #                 15ggg ctg agc cta atc ctc tgc cag ctt tca tt#a ccc tct atc ctt cca       96Gly Leu Ser Leu Ile Leu Cys Gln Leu Ser Le #u Pro Ser Ile Leu Pro             20      #             25      #             30aat gaa aat gaa aag gtt gtg cag ctg aat tc#a tcc ttt tct ctg aga      144Asn Glu Asn Glu Lys Val Val Gln Leu Asn Se #r Ser Phe Ser Leu Arg         35          #         40          #         45tgc ttt ggg gag agt gaa gtg agc tgg cag ta#c ccc atg tct gaa gaa      192Cys Phe Gly Glu Ser Glu Val Ser Trp Gln Ty #r Pro Met Ser Glu Glu     50              #     55              #     60gag agc tcc gat gtg gaa atc aga aat gaa ga#a aac aac agc ggc ctt      240Glu Ser Ser Asp Val Glu Ile Arg Asn Glu Gl #u Asn Asn Ser Gly Leu 65                  # 70                  # 75                  # 80ttt gtg acg gtc ttg gaa gtg agc agt gcc tc#g gcg gcc cac aca ggg      288Phe Val Thr Val Leu Glu Val Ser Ser Ala Se #r Ala Ala His Thr Gly                 85  #                 90  #                 95ttg tac act tgc tat tac aac cac act cag ac#a gaa gag aat gag ctt      336Leu Tyr Thr Cys Tyr Tyr Asn His Thr Gln Th #r Glu Glu Asn Glu Leu            100       #           105       #           110gaa ggc agg cac att tac atc tat gtg cca ga#c cca gat gta gcc ttt      384Glu Gly Arg His Ile Tyr Ile Tyr Val Pro As #p Pro Asp Val Ala Phe        115           #       120           #       125gta cct cta gga atg acg gat tat tta gtc at#c gtg gag gat gat gat      432Val Pro Leu Gly Met Thr Asp Tyr Leu Val Il #e Val Glu Asp Asp Asp    130               #   135               #   140tct gcc att ata cct tgt cgc aca act gat cc#c gag act cct gta acc      480Ser Ala Ile Ile Pro Cys Arg Thr Thr Asp Pr #o Glu Thr Pro Val Thr145                 1 #50                 1 #55                 1 #60tta cac aac agt gag ggg gtg gta cct gcc tc#c tac gac agc aga cag      528Leu His Asn Ser Glu Gly Val Val Pro Ala Se #r Tyr Asp Ser Arg Gln                165   #               170   #               175ggc ttt aat ggg acc ttc act gta ggg ccc ta#t atc tgt gag gcc acc      576Gly Phe Asn Gly Thr Phe Thr Val Gly Pro Ty #r Ile Cys Glu Ala Thr            180       #           185       #           190gtc aaa gga aag aag ttc cag acc atc cca tt#t aat gtt tat gct tta      624Val Lys Gly Lys Lys Phe Gln Thr Ile Pro Ph #e Asn Val Tyr Ala Leu        195           #       200           #       205aaa gca aca tca gag ctg gat cta gaa atg ga#a gct ctt aaa acc gtg      672Lys Ala Thr Ser Glu Leu Asp Leu Glu Met Gl #u Ala Leu Lys Thr Val    210               #   215               #   220tat aag tca ggg gaa acg att gtg gtc acc tg#t gct gtt ttt aac aat      720Tyr Lys Ser Gly Glu Thr Ile Val Val Thr Cy #s Ala Val Phe Asn Asn225                 2 #30                 2 #35                 2 #40gag gtg gtt gac ctt caa tgg act tac cct gg#a gaa gtg aaa ggc aaa      768Glu Val Val Asp Leu Gln Trp Thr Tyr Pro Gl #y Glu Val Lys Gly Lys                245   #               250   #               255ggc atc aca atg ctg gaa gaa atc aaa gtc cc#a tcc atc aaa ttg gtg      816Gly Ile Thr Met Leu Glu Glu Ile Lys Val Pr #o Ser Ile Lys Leu Val            260       #           265       #           270tac act ttg acg gtc ccc gag gcc acg gtg aa#a gac agt gga gat tac      864Tyr Thr Leu Thr Val Pro Glu Ala Thr Val Ly #s Asp Ser Gly Asp Tyr        275           #       280           #       285gaa tgt gct gcc cgc cag gct acc agg gag gt#c aaa gaa atg aag aaa      912Glu Cys Ala Ala Arg Gln Ala Thr Arg Glu Va #l Lys Glu Met Lys Lys    290               #   295               #   300gtc act att tct gtc cat gag aaa ggt ttc at#t gaa atc aaa ccc acc      960Val Thr Ile Ser Val His Glu Lys Gly Phe Il #e Glu Ile Lys Pro Thr305                 3 #10                 3 #15                 3 #20ttc agc cag ttg gaa gct gtc aac ctg cat ga#a gtc aaa cat ttt gtt     1008Phe Ser Gln Leu Glu Ala Val Asn Leu His Gl #u Val Lys His Phe Val                325   #               330   #               335gta gag gtg cgg gcc tac cca cct ccc agg at#a tcc tgg ctg aaa aac     1056Val Glu Val Arg Ala Tyr Pro Pro Pro Arg Il #e Ser Trp Leu Lys Asn            340       #           345       #           350aat ctg act ctg att gaa aat ctc act gag at#c acc act gat gtg gaa     1104Asn Leu Thr Leu Ile Glu Asn Leu Thr Glu Il #e Thr Thr Asp Val Glu        355           #       360           #       365aag att cag gaa ata agg tat cga agc aaa tt#a aag ctg atc cgt gct     1152Lys Ile Gln Glu Ile Arg Tyr Arg Ser Lys Le #u Lys Leu Ile Arg Ala    370               #   375               #   380aag gaa gaa gac agt ggc cat tat act att gt#a gct caa aat gaa gat     1200Lys Glu Glu Asp Ser Gly His Tyr Thr Ile Va #l Ala Gln Asn Glu Asp385                 3 #90                 3 #95                 4 #00gct gtg aag agc tat act ttt gaa ctg tta ac#t caa gtt cct tca tcc     1248Ala Val Lys Ser Tyr Thr Phe Glu Leu Leu Th #r Gln Val Pro Ser Ser                405   #               410   #               415att ctg gac ttg gtc gat gat cac cat ggc tc#a act ggg gga cag acg     1296Ile Leu Asp Leu Val Asp Asp His His Gly Se #r Thr Gly Gly Gln Thr            420       #           425       #           430gtg agg tgc aca gct gaa ggc acg ccg ctt cc#t gat att gag tgg atg     1344Val Arg Cys Thr Ala Glu Gly Thr Pro Leu Pr #o Asp Ile Glu Trp Met        435           #       440           #       445ata tgc aaa gat att aag aaa tgt aat aat ga#a act tcc tgg act att     1392Ile Cys Lys Asp Ile Lys Lys Cys Asn Asn Gl #u Thr Ser Trp Thr Ile    450               #   455               #   460ttg gcc aac aat gtc tca aac atc atc acg ga#g atc cac tcc cga gac     1440Leu Ala Asn Asn Val Ser Asn Ile Ile Thr Gl #u Ile His Ser Arg Asp465                 4 #70                 4 #75                 4 #80agg agt acc gtg gag ggc cgt gtg act ttc gc#c aaa gtg gag gag acc     1488Arg Ser Thr Val Glu Gly Arg Val Thr Phe Al #a Lys Val Glu Glu Thr                485   #               490   #               495atc gcc gtg cga tgc ctg gct aag aat ctc ct#t gga gct gag aac cga     1536Ile Ala Val Arg Cys Leu Ala Lys Asn Leu Le #u Gly Ala Glu Asn Arg            500       #           505       #           510gag ctg aag ctg gtg gct ccc acc ctg cgt tc#t gaa ctc acg gtg gct     1584Glu Leu Lys Leu Val Ala Pro Thr Leu Arg Se #r Glu Leu Thr Val Ala        515           #       520           #       525gct gca gtc ctg gtg ctg ttg gtg att gtg at#c atc tca ctt att gtc     1632Ala Ala Val Leu Val Leu Leu Val Ile Val Il #e Ile Ser Leu Ile Val    530               #   535               #   540ctg gtt gtc att tgg aaa cag aaa ccg agg ta#t gaa att cgc tgg agg     1680Leu Val Val Ile Trp Lys Gln Lys Pro Arg Ty #r Glu Ile Arg Trp Arg545                 5 #50                 5 #55                 5 #60gtc att gaa tca atc agc ccg gat gga cat ga#a tat att tat gtg gac     1728Val Ile Glu Ser Ile Ser Pro Asp Gly His Gl #u Tyr Ile Tyr Val Asp                565   #               570   #               575ccg atg cag ctg cct tat gac tca aga tgg ga#g ttt cca aga gat gga     1776Pro Met Gln Leu Pro Tyr Asp Ser Arg Trp Gl #u Phe Pro Arg Asp Gly            580       #           585       #           590cta gtg ctt ggt cgg gtc ttg ggg tct gga gc#g ttt ggg aag gtg gtt     1824Leu Val Leu Gly Arg Val Leu Gly Ser Gly Al #a Phe Gly Lys Val Val        595           #       600           #       605gaa gga aca gcc tat gga tta agc cgg tcc ca#a cct gtc atg aaa gtt     1872Glu Gly Thr Ala Tyr Gly Leu Ser Arg Ser Gl #n Pro Val Met Lys Val    610               #   615               #   620gca gtg aag atg cta aaa ccc acg gcc aga tc#c agt gaa aaa caa gct     1920Ala Val Lys Met Leu Lys Pro Thr Ala Arg Se #r Ser Glu Lys Gln Ala625                 6 #30                 6 #35                 6 #40ctc atg tct gaa ctg aag ata atg act cac ct#g ggg cca cat ttg aac     1968Leu Met Ser Glu Leu Lys Ile Met Thr His Le #u Gly Pro His Leu Asn                645   #               650   #               655att gta aac ttg ctg gga gcc tgc atg aag tc#a ggc ccc att tac atc     2016Ile Val Asn Leu Leu Gly Ala Cys Met Lys Se #r Gly Pro Ile Tyr Ile            660       #           665       #           670atc aca gag tat tgc ttc tat gga gat ttg gt#c aac tat ttg cat aag     2064Ile Thr Glu Tyr Cys Phe Tyr Gly Asp Leu Va #l Asn Tyr Leu His Lys        675           #       680           #       685aat agg gat agc ttc ctg agc cac cac cca ga#g aag cca aag aaa gag     2112Asn Arg Asp Ser Phe Leu Ser His His Pro Gl #u Lys Pro Lys Lys Glu    690               #   695               #   700ctg gat atc ttt gga ttg aac cct gct gat ga#a agc aca cgg agc tat     2160Leu Asp Ile Phe Gly Leu Asn Pro Ala Asp Gl #u Ser Thr Arg Ser Tyr705                 7 #10                 7 #15                 7 #20gtt att tta tct ttt gaa aac aat ggt gac ta#c atg gac atg aag cag     2208Val Ile Leu Ser Phe Glu Asn Asn Gly Asp Ty #r Met Asp Met Lys Gln                725   #               730   #               735gct gat act aca cag tat gtc ccc atg cta ga#a agg aaa gag gtt tct     2256Ala Asp Thr Thr Gln Tyr Val Pro Met Leu Gl #u Arg Lys Glu Val Ser            740       #           745       #           750aaa tat tcc gac atc cag aga tca ctc tat ga#t cgt cca gcc tca tat     2304Lys Tyr Ser Asp Ile Gln Arg Ser Leu Tyr As #p Arg Pro Ala Ser Tyr        755           #       760           #       765aag aag aaa tct atg tta gac tca gaa gtc aa#a aac ctc ctt tca gat     2352Lys Lys Lys Ser Met Leu Asp Ser Glu Val Ly #s Asn Leu Leu Ser Asp    770               #   775               #   780gat aac tca gaa ggc ctt act tta ttg gat tt#g ttg agc ttc acc tat     2400Asp Asn Ser Glu Gly Leu Thr Leu Leu Asp Le #u Leu Ser Phe Thr Tyr785                 7 #90                 7 #95                 8 #00caa gtt gcc cga gga atg gag ttt ttg gct tc#a aaa aat tgt gtc cac     2448Gln Val Ala Arg Gly Met Glu Phe Leu Ala Se #r Lys Asn Cys Val His                805   #               810   #               815cgt gat ctg gct gct cgc aac gtc ctc ctg gc#a caa gga aaa att gtg     2496Arg Asp Leu Ala Ala Arg Asn Val Leu Leu Al #a Gln Gly Lys Ile Val            820       #           825       #           830aag atc tgt gac ttt ggc ctg gcc aga gac at#c atg cat gat tcg aac     2544Lys Ile Cys Asp Phe Gly Leu Ala Arg Asp Il #e Met His Asp Ser Asn        835           #       840           #       845tat gtg tcg aaa ggc agt acc ttt ctg ccc gt#g aag tgg atg gct cct     2592Tyr Val Ser Lys Gly Ser Thr Phe Leu Pro Va #l Lys Trp Met Ala Pro    850               #   855               #   860gag agc atc ttt gac aac ctc tac acc aca ct#g agt gat gtc tgg tct     2640Glu Ser Ile Phe Asp Asn Leu Tyr Thr Thr Le #u Ser Asp Val Trp Ser865                 8 #70                 8 #75                 8 #80tat ggc att ctg ctc tgg gag atc ttt tcc ct#t ggt ggc acc cct tac     2688Tyr Gly Ile Leu Leu Trp Glu Ile Phe Ser Le #u Gly Gly Thr Pro Tyr                885   #               890   #               895ccc ggc atg atg gtg gat tct act ttc tac aa#t aag atc aag agt ggg     2736Pro Gly Met Met Val Asp Ser Thr Phe Tyr As #n Lys Ile Lys Ser Gly            900       #           905       #           910tac cgg atg gcc aag cct gac cac gct acc ag#t gaa gtc tac gag atc     2784Tyr Arg Met Ala Lys Pro Asp His Ala Thr Se #r Glu Val Tyr Glu Ile        915           #       920           #       925atg gtg aaa tgc tgg aac agt gag ccg gag aa#g aga ccc tcc ttt tac     2832Met Val Lys Cys Trp Asn Ser Glu Pro Glu Ly #s Arg Pro Ser Phe Tyr    930               #   935               #   940cac ctg agt gag att gtg gag aat ctg ctg cc#t gga caa tat aaa aag     2880His Leu Ser Glu Ile Val Glu Asn Leu Leu Pr #o Gly Gln Tyr Lys Lys945                 9 #50                 9 #55                 9 #60agt tat gaa aaa att cac ctg gac ttc ctg aa#g agt gac cat cct gct     2928Ser Tyr Glu Lys Ile His Leu Asp Phe Leu Ly #s Ser Asp His Pro Ala                965   #               970   #               975gtg gca cgc atg cgt gtg gac tca gac aat gc#a tac att ggt gtc acc     2976Val Ala Arg Met Arg Val Asp Ser Asp Asn Al #a Tyr Ile Gly Val Thr            980       #           985       #           990tac aaa aac gag gaa gac aag ctg aag gac tg#g gag ggt ggt ctg gat     3024Tyr Lys Asn Glu Glu Asp Lys Leu Lys Asp Tr #p Glu Gly Gly Leu Asp        995           #      1000            #     1005gag cag aga ctg agc gct gac agt ggc tac at#c att cct ctg cct gac     3072Glu Gln Arg Leu Ser Ala Asp Ser Gly Tyr Il #e Ile Pro Leu Pro Asp   1010               #  1015                # 1020att gac cct gtc cct gag gag gag gac ctg gg#c aag agg aac aga cac     3120Ile Asp Pro Val Pro Glu Glu Glu Asp Leu Gl #y Lys Arg Asn Arg His1025               1030  #               1035   #              1040agc tcg cag acc tct gaa gag agt gcc att ga#g acg ggt tcc agc agt     3168Ser Ser Gln Thr Ser Glu Glu Ser Ala Ile Gl #u Thr Gly Ser Ser Ser               1045   #              1050    #             1055tcc acc ttc atc aag aga gag gac gag acc at#t gaa gac atc gac atg     3216Ser Thr Phe Ile Lys Arg Glu Asp Glu Thr Il #e Glu Asp Ile Asp Met           1060       #          1065        #         1070atg gac gac atc ggc ata gac tct tca gac ct#g gtg gaa gac agc ttc     3264Met Asp Asp Ile Gly Ile Asp Ser Ser Asp Le #u Val Glu Asp Ser Phe       1075           #      1080            #     1085ctg taa                 #                   #                  #         3270 Leu <210> SEQ ID NO 6 <211> LENGTH: 1089 <212> TYPE: PRT<213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <400> SEQUENCE: 6Met Gly Thr Ser His Pro Ala Phe Leu Val Le #u Gly Cys Leu Leu Thr  1               5  #                 10  #                 15Gly Leu Ser Leu Ile Leu Cys Gln Leu Ser Le #u Pro Ser Ile Leu Pro             20      #             25      #             30Asn Glu Asn Glu Lys Val Val Gln Leu Asn Se #r Ser Phe Ser Leu Arg         35          #         40          #         45Cys Phe Gly Glu Ser Glu Val Ser Trp Gln Ty #r Pro Met Ser Glu Glu     50              #     55              #     60Glu Ser Ser Asp Val Glu Ile Arg Asn Glu Gl #u Asn Asn Ser Gly Leu 65                  # 70                  # 75                  # 80Phe Val Thr Val Leu Glu Val Ser Ser Ala Se #r Ala Ala His Thr Gly                 85  #                 90  #                 95Leu Tyr Thr Cys Tyr Tyr Asn His Thr Gln Th #r Glu Glu Asn Glu Leu            100       #           105       #           110Glu Gly Arg His Ile Tyr Ile Tyr Val Pro As #p Pro Asp Val Ala Phe        115           #       120           #       125Val Pro Leu Gly Met Thr Asp Tyr Leu Val Il #e Val Glu Asp Asp Asp    130               #   135               #   140Ser Ala Ile Ile Pro Cys Arg Thr Thr Asp Pr #o Glu Thr Pro Val Thr145                 1 #50                 1 #55                 1 #60Leu His Asn Ser Glu Gly Val Val Pro Ala Se #r Tyr Asp Ser Arg Gln                165   #               170   #               175Gly Phe Asn Gly Thr Phe Thr Val Gly Pro Ty #r Ile Cys Glu Ala Thr            180       #           185       #           190Val Lys Gly Lys Lys Phe Gln Thr Ile Pro Ph #e Asn Val Tyr Ala Leu        195           #       200           #       205Lys Ala Thr Ser Glu Leu Asp Leu Glu Met Gl #u Ala Leu Lys Thr Val    210               #   215               #   220Tyr Lys Ser Gly Glu Thr Ile Val Val Thr Cy #s Ala Val Phe Asn Asn225                 2 #30                 2 #35                 2 #40Glu Val Val Asp Leu Gln Trp Thr Tyr Pro Gl #y Glu Val Lys Gly Lys                245   #               250   #               255Gly Ile Thr Met Leu Glu Glu Ile Lys Val Pr #o Ser Ile Lys Leu Val            260       #           265       #           270Tyr Thr Leu Thr Val Pro Glu Ala Thr Val Ly #s Asp Ser Gly Asp Tyr        275           #       280           #       285Glu Cys Ala Ala Arg Gln Ala Thr Arg Glu Va #l Lys Glu Met Lys Lys    290               #   295               #   300Val Thr Ile Ser Val His Glu Lys Gly Phe Il #e Glu Ile Lys Pro Thr305                 3 #10                 3 #15                 3 #20Phe Ser Gln Leu Glu Ala Val Asn Leu His Gl #u Val Lys His Phe Val                325   #               330   #               335Val Glu Val Arg Ala Tyr Pro Pro Pro Arg Il #e Ser Trp Leu Lys Asn            340       #           345       #           350Asn Leu Thr Leu Ile Glu Asn Leu Thr Glu Il #e Thr Thr Asp Val Glu        355           #       360           #       365Lys Ile Gln Glu Ile Arg Tyr Arg Ser Lys Le #u Lys Leu Ile Arg Ala    370               #   375               #   380Lys Glu Glu Asp Ser Gly His Tyr Thr Ile Va #l Ala Gln Asn Glu Asp385                 3 #90                 3 #95                 4 #00Ala Val Lys Ser Tyr Thr Phe Glu Leu Leu Th #r Gln Val Pro Ser Ser                405   #               410   #               415Ile Leu Asp Leu Val Asp Asp His His Gly Se #r Thr Gly Gly Gln Thr            420       #           425       #           430Val Arg Cys Thr Ala Glu Gly Thr Pro Leu Pr #o Asp Ile Glu Trp Met        435           #       440           #       445Ile Cys Lys Asp Ile Lys Lys Cys Asn Asn Gl #u Thr Ser Trp Thr Ile    450               #   455               #   460Leu Ala Asn Asn Val Ser Asn Ile Ile Thr Gl #u Ile His Ser Arg Asp465                 4 #70                 4 #75                 4 #80Arg Ser Thr Val Glu Gly Arg Val Thr Phe Al #a Lys Val Glu Glu Thr                485   #               490   #               495Ile Ala Val Arg Cys Leu Ala Lys Asn Leu Le #u Gly Ala Glu Asn Arg            500       #           505       #           510Glu Leu Lys Leu Val Ala Pro Thr Leu Arg Se #r Glu Leu Thr Val Ala        515           #       520           #       525Ala Ala Val Leu Val Leu Leu Val Ile Val Il #e Ile Ser Leu Ile Val    530               #   535               #   540Leu Val Val Ile Trp Lys Gln Lys Pro Arg Ty #r Glu Ile Arg Trp Arg545                 5 #50                 5 #55                 5 #60Val Ile Glu Ser Ile Ser Pro Asp Gly His Gl #u Tyr Ile Tyr Val Asp                565   #               570   #               575Pro Met Gln Leu Pro Tyr Asp Ser Arg Trp Gl #u Phe Pro Arg Asp Gly            580       #           585       #           590Leu Val Leu Gly Arg Val Leu Gly Ser Gly Al #a Phe Gly Lys Val Val        595           #       600           #       605Glu Gly Thr Ala Tyr Gly Leu Ser Arg Ser Gl #n Pro Val Met Lys Val    610               #   615               #   620Ala Val Lys Met Leu Lys Pro Thr Ala Arg Se #r Ser Glu Lys Gln Ala625                 6 #30                 6 #35                 6 #40Leu Met Ser Glu Leu Lys Ile Met Thr His Le #u Gly Pro His Leu Asn                645   #               650   #               655Ile Val Asn Leu Leu Gly Ala Cys Met Lys Se #r Gly Pro Ile Tyr Ile            660       #           665       #           670Ile Thr Glu Tyr Cys Phe Tyr Gly Asp Leu Va #l Asn Tyr Leu His Lys        675           #       680           #       685Asn Arg Asp Ser Phe Leu Ser His His Pro Gl #u Lys Pro Lys Lys Glu    690               #   695               #   700Leu Asp Ile Phe Gly Leu Asn Pro Ala Asp Gl #u Ser Thr Arg Ser Tyr705                 7 #10                 7 #15                 7 #20Val Ile Leu Ser Phe Glu Asn Asn Gly Asp Ty #r Met Asp Met Lys Gln                725   #               730   #               735Ala Asp Thr Thr Gln Tyr Val Pro Met Leu Gl #u Arg Lys Glu Val Ser            740       #           745       #           750Lys Tyr Ser Asp Ile Gln Arg Ser Leu Tyr As #p Arg Pro Ala Ser Tyr        755           #       760           #       765Lys Lys Lys Ser Met Leu Asp Ser Glu Val Ly #s Asn Leu Leu Ser Asp    770               #   775               #   780Asp Asn Ser Glu Gly Leu Thr Leu Leu Asp Le #u Leu Ser Phe Thr Tyr785                 7 #90                 7 #95                 8 #00Gln Val Ala Arg Gly Met Glu Phe Leu Ala Se #r Lys Asn Cys Val His                805   #               810   #               815Arg Asp Leu Ala Ala Arg Asn Val Leu Leu Al #a Gln Gly Lys Ile Val            820       #           825       #           830Lys Ile Cys Asp Phe Gly Leu Ala Arg Asp Il #e Met His Asp Ser Asn        835           #       840           #       845Tyr Val Ser Lys Gly Ser Thr Phe Leu Pro Va #l Lys Trp Met Ala Pro    850               #   855               #   860Glu Ser Ile Phe Asp Asn Leu Tyr Thr Thr Le #u Ser Asp Val Trp Ser865                 8 #70                 8 #75                 8 #80Tyr Gly Ile Leu Leu Trp Glu Ile Phe Ser Le #u Gly Gly Thr Pro Tyr                885   #               890   #               895Pro Gly Met Met Val Asp Ser Thr Phe Tyr As #n Lys Ile Lys Ser Gly            900       #           905       #           910Tyr Arg Met Ala Lys Pro Asp His Ala Thr Se #r Glu Val Tyr Glu Ile        915           #       920           #       925Met Val Lys Cys Trp Asn Ser Glu Pro Glu Ly #s Arg Pro Ser Phe Tyr    930               #   935               #   940His Leu Ser Glu Ile Val Glu Asn Leu Leu Pr #o Gly Gln Tyr Lys Lys945                 9 #50                 9 #55                 9 #60Ser Tyr Glu Lys Ile His Leu Asp Phe Leu Ly #s Ser Asp His Pro Ala                965   #               970   #               975Val Ala Arg Met Arg Val Asp Ser Asp Asn Al #a Tyr Ile Gly Val Thr            980       #           985       #           990Tyr Lys Asn Glu Glu Asp Lys Leu Lys Asp Tr #p Glu Gly Gly Leu Asp        995           #      1000            #     1005Glu Gln Arg Leu Ser Ala Asp Ser Gly Tyr Il #e Ile Pro Leu Pro Asp   1010               #  1015                # 1020Ile Asp Pro Val Pro Glu Glu Glu Asp Leu Gl #y Lys Arg Asn Arg His1025               1030  #               1035   #              1040Ser Ser Gln Thr Ser Glu Glu Ser Ala Ile Gl #u Thr Gly Ser Ser Ser               1045   #              1050    #             1055Ser Thr Phe Ile Lys Arg Glu Asp Glu Thr Il #e Glu Asp Ile Asp Met           1060       #          1065        #         1070Met Asp Asp Ile Gly Ile Asp Ser Ser Asp Le #u Val Glu Asp Ser Phe       1075           #      1080            #     1085 Leu<210> SEQ ID NO 7 <211> LENGTH: 3270 <212> TYPE: DNA<213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS<222> LOCATION: (1)..(3267) <400> SEQUENCE: 7atg ggg act tcc cat ccg gcg ttc ctg gtc tt#a ggc tgt ctt ctc aca       48Met Gly Thr Ser His Pro Ala Phe Leu Val Le #u Gly Cys Leu Leu Thr  1               5  #                 10  #                 15ggg ctg agc cta atc ctc tgc cag ctt tca tt#a ccc tct atc ctt cca       96Gly Leu Ser Leu Ile Leu Cys Gln Leu Ser Le #u Pro Ser Ile Leu Pro             20      #             25      #             30aat gaa aat gaa aag gtt gtg cag ctg aat tc#a tcc ttt tct ctg aga      144Asn Glu Asn Glu Lys Val Val Gln Leu Asn Se #r Ser Phe Ser Leu Arg         35          #         40          #         45tgc ttt ggg gag agt gaa gtg agc tgg cag ta#c ccc atg tct gaa gaa      192Cys Phe Gly Glu Ser Glu Val Ser Trp Gln Ty #r Pro Met Ser Glu Glu     50              #     55              #     60gag agc tcc gat gtg gaa atc aga aat gaa ga#a aac aac agc ggc ctt      240Glu Ser Ser Asp Val Glu Ile Arg Asn Glu Gl #u Asn Asn Ser Gly Leu 65                  # 70                  # 75                  # 80ttt gtg acg gtc ttg gaa gtg agc agt gcc tc#g gcg gcc cac aca ggg      288Phe Val Thr Val Leu Glu Val Ser Ser Ala Se #r Ala Ala His Thr Gly                 85  #                 90  #                 95ttg tac act tgc tat tac aac cac act cag ac#a gaa gag aat gag ctt      336Leu Tyr Thr Cys Tyr Tyr Asn His Thr Gln Th #r Glu Glu Asn Glu Leu            100       #           105       #           110gaa ggc agg cac att tac atc tat gtg cca ga#c cca gat gta gcc ttt      384Glu Gly Arg His Ile Tyr Ile Tyr Val Pro As #p Pro Asp Val Ala Phe        115           #       120           #       125gta cct cta gga atg acg gat tat tta gtc at#c gtg gag gat gat gat      432Val Pro Leu Gly Met Thr Asp Tyr Leu Val Il #e Val Glu Asp Asp Asp    130               #   135               #   140tct gcc att ata cct tgt cgc aca act gat cc#c gag act cct gta acc      480Ser Ala Ile Ile Pro Cys Arg Thr Thr Asp Pr #o Glu Thr Pro Val Thr145                 1 #50                 1 #55                 1 #60tta cac aac agt gag ggg gtg gta cct gcc tc#c tac gac agc aga cag      528Leu His Asn Ser Glu Gly Val Val Pro Ala Se #r Tyr Asp Ser Arg Gln                165   #               170   #               175ggc ttt aat ggg acc ttc act gta ggg ccc ta#t atc tgt gag gcc acc      576Gly Phe Asn Gly Thr Phe Thr Val Gly Pro Ty #r Ile Cys Glu Ala Thr            180       #           185       #           190gtc aaa gga aag aag ttc cag acc atc cca tt#t aat gtt tat gct tta      624Val Lys Gly Lys Lys Phe Gln Thr Ile Pro Ph #e Asn Val Tyr Ala Leu        195           #       200           #       205aaa gca aca tca gag ctg gat cta gaa atg ga#a gct ctt aaa acc gtg      672Lys Ala Thr Ser Glu Leu Asp Leu Glu Met Gl #u Ala Leu Lys Thr Val    210               #   215               #   220tat aag tca ggg gaa acg att gtg gtc acc tg#t gct gtt ttt aac aat      720Tyr Lys Ser Gly Glu Thr Ile Val Val Thr Cy #s Ala Val Phe Asn Asn225                 2 #30                 2 #35                 2 #40gag gtg gtt gac ctt caa tgg act tac cct gg#a gaa gtg aaa ggc aaa      768Glu Val Val Asp Leu Gln Trp Thr Tyr Pro Gl #y Glu Val Lys Gly Lys                245   #               250   #               255ggc atc aca atg ctg gaa gaa atc aaa gtc cc#a tcc atc aaa ttg gtg      816Gly Ile Thr Met Leu Glu Glu Ile Lys Val Pr #o Ser Ile Lys Leu Val            260       #           265       #           270tac act ttg acg gtc ccc gag gcc acg gtg aa#a gac agt gga gat tac      864Tyr Thr Leu Thr Val Pro Glu Ala Thr Val Ly #s Asp Ser Gly Asp Tyr        275           #       280           #       285gaa tgt gct gcc cgc cag gct acc agg gag gt#c aaa gaa atg aag aaa      912Glu Cys Ala Ala Arg Gln Ala Thr Arg Glu Va #l Lys Glu Met Lys Lys    290               #   295               #   300gtc act att tct gtc cat gag aaa ggt ttc at#t gaa atc aaa ccc acc      960Val Thr Ile Ser Val His Glu Lys Gly Phe Il #e Glu Ile Lys Pro Thr305                 3 #10                 3 #15                 3 #20ttc agc cag ttg gaa gct gtc aac ctg cat ga#a gtc aaa cat ttt gtt     1008Phe Ser Gln Leu Glu Ala Val Asn Leu His Gl #u Val Lys His Phe Val                325   #               330   #               335gta gag gtg cgg gcc tac cca cct ccc agg at#a tcc tgg ctg aaa aac     1056Val Glu Val Arg Ala Tyr Pro Pro Pro Arg Il #e Ser Trp Leu Lys Asn            340       #           345       #           350aat ctg act ctg att gaa aat ctc act gag at#c acc act gat gtg gaa     1104Asn Leu Thr Leu Ile Glu Asn Leu Thr Glu Il #e Thr Thr Asp Val Glu        355           #       360           #       365aag att cag gaa ata agg tat cga agc aaa tt#a aag ctg atc cgt gct     1152Lys Ile Gln Glu Ile Arg Tyr Arg Ser Lys Le #u Lys Leu Ile Arg Ala    370               #   375               #   380aag gaa gaa gac agt ggc cat tat act att gt#a gct caa aat gaa gat     1200Lys Glu Glu Asp Ser Gly His Tyr Thr Ile Va #l Ala Gln Asn Glu Asp385                 3 #90                 3 #95                 4 #00gct gtg aag agc tat act ttt gaa ctg tta ac#t caa gtt cct tca tcc     1248Ala Val Lys Ser Tyr Thr Phe Glu Leu Leu Th #r Gln Val Pro Ser Ser                405   #               410   #               415att ctg gac ttg gtc gat gat cac cat ggc tc#a act ggg gga cag acg     1296Ile Leu Asp Leu Val Asp Asp His His Gly Se #r Thr Gly Gly Gln Thr            420       #           425       #           430gtg agg tgc aca gct gaa ggc acg ccg ctt cc#t gat att gag tgg atg     1344Val Arg Cys Thr Ala Glu Gly Thr Pro Leu Pr #o Asp Ile Glu Trp Met        435           #       440           #       445ata tgc aaa gat att aag aaa tgt aat aat ga#a act tcc tgg act att     1392Ile Cys Lys Asp Ile Lys Lys Cys Asn Asn Gl #u Thr Ser Trp Thr Ile    450               #   455               #   460ttg gcc aac aat gtc tca aac atc atc acg ga#g atc cac tcc cga gac     1440Leu Ala Asn Asn Val Ser Asn Ile Ile Thr Gl #u Ile His Ser Arg Asp465                 4 #70                 4 #75                 4 #80agg agt acc gtg gag ggc cgt gtg act ttc gc#c aaa gtg gag gag acc     1488Arg Ser Thr Val Glu Gly Arg Val Thr Phe Al #a Lys Val Glu Glu Thr                485   #               490   #               495atc gcc gtg cga tgc ctg gct aag aat ctc ct#t gga gct gag aac cga     1536Ile Ala Val Arg Cys Leu Ala Lys Asn Leu Le #u Gly Ala Glu Asn Arg            500       #           505       #           510gag ctg aag ctg gtg gct ccc acc ctg cgt tc#t gaa ctc acg gtg gct     1584Glu Leu Lys Leu Val Ala Pro Thr Leu Arg Se #r Glu Leu Thr Val Ala        515           #       520           #       525gct gca gtc ctg gtg ctg ttg gtg att gtg at#c atc tca ctt att gtc     1632Ala Ala Val Leu Val Leu Leu Val Ile Val Il #e Ile Ser Leu Ile Val    530               #   535               #   540ctg gtt gtc att tgg aaa cag aaa ccg agg ta#t gaa att cgc tgg agg     1680Leu Val Val Ile Trp Lys Gln Lys Pro Arg Ty #r Glu Ile Arg Trp Arg545                 5 #50                 5 #55                 5 #60gtc att gaa tca atc agc ccg gat gga cat ga#a tat att tat gtg gac     1728Val Ile Glu Ser Ile Ser Pro Asp Gly His Gl #u Tyr Ile Tyr Val Asp                565   #               570   #               575ccg atg cag ctg cct tat gac tca aga tgg ga#g ttt cca aga gat gga     1776Pro Met Gln Leu Pro Tyr Asp Ser Arg Trp Gl #u Phe Pro Arg Asp Gly            580       #           585       #           590cta gtg ctt ggt cgg gtc ttg ggg tct gga gc#g ttt ggg aag gtg gtt     1824Leu Val Leu Gly Arg Val Leu Gly Ser Gly Al #a Phe Gly Lys Val Val        595           #       600           #       605gaa gga aca gcc tat gga tta agc cgg tcc ca#a cct gtc atg aaa gtt     1872Glu Gly Thr Ala Tyr Gly Leu Ser Arg Ser Gl #n Pro Val Met Lys Val    610               #   615               #   620gca gtg aag atg cta aaa ccc acg gcc aga tc#c agt gaa aaa caa gct     1920Ala Val Lys Met Leu Lys Pro Thr Ala Arg Se #r Ser Glu Lys Gln Ala625                 6 #30                 6 #35                 6 #40ctc atg tct gaa ctg aag ata atg act cac ct#g ggg cca cat ttg aac     1968Leu Met Ser Glu Leu Lys Ile Met Thr His Le #u Gly Pro His Leu Asn                645   #               650   #               655att gta aac ttg ctg gga gcc tgc acc aag tc#a ggc ccc att tac atc     2016Ile Val Asn Leu Leu Gly Ala Cys Thr Lys Se #r Gly Pro Ile Tyr Ile            660       #           665       #           670atc aca gag tat tgc ttc tat gga gat ttg gt#c aac tat ttg cat aag     2064Ile Thr Glu Tyr Cys Phe Tyr Gly Asp Leu Va #l Asn Tyr Leu His Lys        675           #       680           #       685aat agg gat agc ttc ctg agc cac cac cca ga#g aag cca aag aaa gag     2112Asn Arg Asp Ser Phe Leu Ser His His Pro Gl #u Lys Pro Lys Lys Glu    690               #   695               #   700ctg gat atc ttt gga ttg aac cct gct gat ga#a agc aca cgg agc tat     2160Leu Asp Ile Phe Gly Leu Asn Pro Ala Asp Gl #u Ser Thr Arg Ser Tyr705                 7 #10                 7 #15                 7 #20gtt att tta tct ttt gaa aac aat ggt gac ta#c atg gac atg aag cag     2208Val Ile Leu Ser Phe Glu Asn Asn Gly Asp Ty #r Met Asp Met Lys Gln                725   #               730   #               735gct gat act aca cag tat gtc ccc atg cta ga#a agg aaa gag gtt tct     2256Ala Asp Thr Thr Gln Tyr Val Pro Met Leu Gl #u Arg Lys Glu Val Ser            740       #           745       #           750aaa tat tcc gac atc cag aga tca ctc tat ga#t cgt cca gcc tca tat     2304Lys Tyr Ser Asp Ile Gln Arg Ser Leu Tyr As #p Arg Pro Ala Ser Tyr        755           #       760           #       765aag aag aaa tct atg tta gac tca gaa gtc aa#a aac ctc ctt tca gat     2352Lys Lys Lys Ser Met Leu Asp Ser Glu Val Ly #s Asn Leu Leu Ser Asp    770               #   775               #   780gat aac tca gaa ggc ctt act tta ttg gat tt#g ttg agc ttc acc tat     2400Asp Asn Ser Glu Gly Leu Thr Leu Leu Asp Le #u Leu Ser Phe Thr Tyr785                 7 #90                 7 #95                 8 #00caa gtt gcc cga gga atg gag ttt ttg gct tc#a aaa aat tgt gtc cac     2448Gln Val Ala Arg Gly Met Glu Phe Leu Ala Se #r Lys Asn Cys Val His                805   #               810   #               815cgt aat ctg gct gct cgc aac gtc ctc ctg gc#a caa gga aaa att gtg     2496Arg Asn Leu Ala Ala Arg Asn Val Leu Leu Al #a Gln Gly Lys Ile Val            820       #           825       #           830aag atc tgt gac ttt ggc ctg gcc aga gac at#c atg cat gat tcg aac     2544Lys Ile Cys Asp Phe Gly Leu Ala Arg Asp Il #e Met His Asp Ser Asn        835           #       840           #       845tat gtg tcg aaa ggc agt acc ttt ctg ccc gt#g aag tgg atg gct cct     2592Tyr Val Ser Lys Gly Ser Thr Phe Leu Pro Va #l Lys Trp Met Ala Pro    850               #   855               #   860gag agc atc ttt gac aac ctc tac acc aca ct#g agt gat gtc tgg tct     2640Glu Ser Ile Phe Asp Asn Leu Tyr Thr Thr Le #u Ser Asp Val Trp Ser865                 8 #70                 8 #75                 8 #80tat ggc att ctg ctc tgg gag atc ttt tcc ct#t ggt ggc acc cct tac     2688Tyr Gly Ile Leu Leu Trp Glu Ile Phe Ser Le #u Gly Gly Thr Pro Tyr                885   #               890   #               895ccc ggc atg atg gtg gat tct act ttc tac aa#t aag atc aag agt ggg     2736Pro Gly Met Met Val Asp Ser Thr Phe Tyr As #n Lys Ile Lys Ser Gly            900       #           905       #           910tac cgg atg gcc aag cct gac cac gct acc ag#t gaa gtc tac gag atc     2784Tyr Arg Met Ala Lys Pro Asp His Ala Thr Se #r Glu Val Tyr Glu Ile        915           #       920           #       925atg gtg aaa tgc tgg aac agt gag ccg gag aa#g aga ccc tcc ttt tac     2832Met Val Lys Cys Trp Asn Ser Glu Pro Glu Ly #s Arg Pro Ser Phe Tyr    930               #   935               #   940cac ctg agt gag att gtg gag aat ctg ctg cc#t gga caa tat aaa aag     2880His Leu Ser Glu Ile Val Glu Asn Leu Leu Pr #o Gly Gln Tyr Lys Lys945                 9 #50                 9 #55                 9 #60agt tat gaa aaa att cac ctg gac ttc ctg aa#g agt gac cat cct gct     2928Ser Tyr Glu Lys Ile His Leu Asp Phe Leu Ly #s Ser Asp His Pro Ala                965   #               970   #               975gtg gca cgc atg cgt gtg gac tca gac aat gc#a tac att ggt gtc acc     2976Val Ala Arg Met Arg Val Asp Ser Asp Asn Al #a Tyr Ile Gly Val Thr            980       #           985       #           990tac aaa aac gag gaa gac aag ctg aag gac tg#g gag ggt ggt ctg gat     3024Tyr Lys Asn Glu Glu Asp Lys Leu Lys Asp Tr #p Glu Gly Gly Leu Asp        995           #      1000            #     1005gag cag aga ctg agc gct gac agt ggc tac at#c att cct ctg cct gac     3072Glu Gln Arg Leu Ser Ala Asp Ser Gly Tyr Il #e Ile Pro Leu Pro Asp   1010               #  1015                # 1020att gac cct gtc cct gag gag gag gac ctg gg#c aag agg aac aga cac     3120Ile Asp Pro Val Pro Glu Glu Glu Asp Leu Gl #y Lys Arg Asn Arg His1025               1030  #               1035   #              1040agc tcg cag acc tct gaa gag agt gcc att ga#g acg ggt tcc agc agt     3168Ser Ser Gln Thr Ser Glu Glu Ser Ala Ile Gl #u Thr Gly Ser Ser Ser               1045   #              1050    #             1055tcc acc ttc atc aag aga gag gac gag acc at#t gaa gac atc gac atg     3216Ser Thr Phe Ile Lys Arg Glu Asp Glu Thr Il #e Glu Asp Ile Asp Met           1060       #          1065        #         1070atg gac gac atc ggc ata gac tct tca gac ct#g gtg gaa gac agc ttc     3264Met Asp Asp Ile Gly Ile Asp Ser Ser Asp Le #u Val Glu Asp Ser Phe       1075           #      1080            #     1085ctg taa                 #                   #                  #         3270 Leu <210> SEQ ID NO 8 <211> LENGTH: 1089 <212> TYPE: PRT<213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <400> SEQUENCE: 8Met Gly Thr Ser His Pro Ala Phe Leu Val Le #u Gly Cys Leu Leu Thr  1               5  #                 10  #                 15Gly Leu Ser Leu Ile Leu Cys Gln Leu Ser Le #u Pro Ser Ile Leu Pro             20      #             25      #             30Asn Glu Asn Glu Lys Val Val Gln Leu Asn Se #r Ser Phe Ser Leu Arg         35          #         40          #         45Cys Phe Gly Glu Ser Glu Val Ser Trp Gln Ty #r Pro Met Ser Glu Glu     50              #     55              #     60Glu Ser Ser Asp Val Glu Ile Arg Asn Glu Gl #u Asn Asn Ser Gly Leu 65                  # 70                  # 75                  # 80Phe Val Thr Val Leu Glu Val Ser Ser Ala Se #r Ala Ala His Thr Gly                 85  #                 90  #                 95Leu Tyr Thr Cys Tyr Tyr Asn His Thr Gln Th #r Glu Glu Asn Glu Leu            100       #           105       #           110Glu Gly Arg His Ile Tyr Ile Tyr Val Pro As #p Pro Asp Val Ala Phe        115           #       120           #       125Val Pro Leu Gly Met Thr Asp Tyr Leu Val Il #e Val Glu Asp Asp Asp    130               #   135               #   140Ser Ala Ile Ile Pro Cys Arg Thr Thr Asp Pr #o Glu Thr Pro Val Thr145                 1 #50                 1 #55                 1 #60Leu His Asn Ser Glu Gly Val Val Pro Ala Se #r Tyr Asp Ser Arg Gln                165   #               170   #               175Gly Phe Asn Gly Thr Phe Thr Val Gly Pro Ty #r Ile Cys Glu Ala Thr            180       #           185       #           190Val Lys Gly Lys Lys Phe Gln Thr Ile Pro Ph #e Asn Val Tyr Ala Leu        195           #       200           #       205Lys Ala Thr Ser Glu Leu Asp Leu Glu Met Gl #u Ala Leu Lys Thr Val    210               #   215               #   220Tyr Lys Ser Gly Glu Thr Ile Val Val Thr Cy #s Ala Val Phe Asn Asn225                 2 #30                 2 #35                 2 #40Glu Val Val Asp Leu Gln Trp Thr Tyr Pro Gl #y Glu Val Lys Gly Lys                245   #               250   #               255Gly Ile Thr Met Leu Glu Glu Ile Lys Val Pr #o Ser Ile Lys Leu Val            260       #           265       #           270Tyr Thr Leu Thr Val Pro Glu Ala Thr Val Ly #s Asp Ser Gly Asp Tyr        275           #       280           #       285Glu Cys Ala Ala Arg Gln Ala Thr Arg Glu Va #l Lys Glu Met Lys Lys    290               #   295               #   300Val Thr Ile Ser Val His Glu Lys Gly Phe Il #e Glu Ile Lys Pro Thr305                 3 #10                 3 #15                 3 #20Phe Ser Gln Leu Glu Ala Val Asn Leu His Gl #u Val Lys His Phe Val                325   #               330   #               335Val Glu Val Arg Ala Tyr Pro Pro Pro Arg Il #e Ser Trp Leu Lys Asn            340       #           345       #           350Asn Leu Thr Leu Ile Glu Asn Leu Thr Glu Il #e Thr Thr Asp Val Glu        355           #       360           #       365Lys Ile Gln Glu Ile Arg Tyr Arg Ser Lys Le #u Lys Leu Ile Arg Ala    370               #   375               #   380Lys Glu Glu Asp Ser Gly His Tyr Thr Ile Va #l Ala Gln Asn Glu Asp385                 3 #90                 3 #95                 4 #00Ala Val Lys Ser Tyr Thr Phe Glu Leu Leu Th #r Gln Val Pro Ser Ser                405   #               410   #               415Ile Leu Asp Leu Val Asp Asp His His Gly Se #r Thr Gly Gly Gln Thr            420       #           425       #           430Val Arg Cys Thr Ala Glu Gly Thr Pro Leu Pr #o Asp Ile Glu Trp Met        435           #       440           #       445Ile Cys Lys Asp Ile Lys Lys Cys Asn Asn Gl #u Thr Ser Trp Thr Ile    450               #   455               #   460Leu Ala Asn Asn Val Ser Asn Ile Ile Thr Gl #u Ile His Ser Arg Asp465                 4 #70                 4 #75                 4 #80Arg Ser Thr Val Glu Gly Arg Val Thr Phe Al #a Lys Val Glu Glu Thr                485   #               490   #               495Ile Ala Val Arg Cys Leu Ala Lys Asn Leu Le #u Gly Ala Glu Asn Arg            500       #           505       #           510Glu Leu Lys Leu Val Ala Pro Thr Leu Arg Se #r Glu Leu Thr Val Ala        515           #       520           #       525Ala Ala Val Leu Val Leu Leu Val Ile Val Il #e Ile Ser Leu Ile Val    530               #   535               #   540Leu Val Val Ile Trp Lys Gln Lys Pro Arg Ty #r Glu Ile Arg Trp Arg545                 5 #50                 5 #55                 5 #60Val Ile Glu Ser Ile Ser Pro Asp Gly His Gl #u Tyr Ile Tyr Val Asp                565   #               570   #               575Pro Met Gln Leu Pro Tyr Asp Ser Arg Trp Gl #u Phe Pro Arg Asp Gly            580       #           585       #           590Leu Val Leu Gly Arg Val Leu Gly Ser Gly Al #a Phe Gly Lys Val Val        595           #       600           #       605Glu Gly Thr Ala Tyr Gly Leu Ser Arg Ser Gl #n Pro Val Met Lys Val    610               #   615               #   620Ala Val Lys Met Leu Lys Pro Thr Ala Arg Se #r Ser Glu Lys Gln Ala625                 6 #30                 6 #35                 6 #40Leu Met Ser Glu Leu Lys Ile Met Thr His Le #u Gly Pro His Leu Asn                645   #               650   #               655Ile Val Asn Leu Leu Gly Ala Cys Thr Lys Se #r Gly Pro Ile Tyr Ile            660       #           665       #           670Ile Thr Glu Tyr Cys Phe Tyr Gly Asp Leu Va #l Asn Tyr Leu His Lys        675           #       680           #       685Asn Arg Asp Ser Phe Leu Ser His His Pro Gl #u Lys Pro Lys Lys Glu    690               #   695               #   700Leu Asp Ile Phe Gly Leu Asn Pro Ala Asp Gl #u Ser Thr Arg Ser Tyr705                 7 #10                 7 #15                 7 #20Val Ile Leu Ser Phe Glu Asn Asn Gly Asp Ty #r Met Asp Met Lys Gln                725   #               730   #               735Ala Asp Thr Thr Gln Tyr Val Pro Met Leu Gl #u Arg Lys Glu Val Ser            740       #           745       #           750Lys Tyr Ser Asp Ile Gln Arg Ser Leu Tyr As #p Arg Pro Ala Ser Tyr        755           #       760           #       765Lys Lys Lys Ser Met Leu Asp Ser Glu Val Ly #s Asn Leu Leu Ser Asp    770               #   775               #   780Asp Asn Ser Glu Gly Leu Thr Leu Leu Asp Le #u Leu Ser Phe Thr Tyr785                 7 #90                 7 #95                 8 #00Gln Val Ala Arg Gly Met Glu Phe Leu Ala Se #r Lys Asn Cys Val His                805   #               810   #               815Arg Asn Leu Ala Ala Arg Asn Val Leu Leu Al #a Gln Gly Lys Ile Val            820       #           825       #           830Lys Ile Cys Asp Phe Gly Leu Ala Arg Asp Il #e Met His Asp Ser Asn        835           #       840           #       845Tyr Val Ser Lys Gly Ser Thr Phe Leu Pro Va #l Lys Trp Met Ala Pro    850               #   855               #   860Glu Ser Ile Phe Asp Asn Leu Tyr Thr Thr Le #u Ser Asp Val Trp Ser865                 8 #70                 8 #75                 8 #80Tyr Gly Ile Leu Leu Trp Glu Ile Phe Ser Le #u Gly Gly Thr Pro Tyr                885   #               890   #               895Pro Gly Met Met Val Asp Ser Thr Phe Tyr As #n Lys Ile Lys Ser Gly            900       #           905       #           910Tyr Arg Met Ala Lys Pro Asp His Ala Thr Se #r Glu Val Tyr Glu Ile        915           #       920           #       925Met Val Lys Cys Trp Asn Ser Glu Pro Glu Ly #s Arg Pro Ser Phe Tyr    930               #   935               #   940His Leu Ser Glu Ile Val Glu Asn Leu Leu Pr #o Gly Gln Tyr Lys Lys945                 9 #50                 9 #55                 9 #60Ser Tyr Glu Lys Ile His Leu Asp Phe Leu Ly #s Ser Asp His Pro Ala                965   #               970   #               975Val Ala Arg Met Arg Val Asp Ser Asp Asn Al #a Tyr Ile Gly Val Thr            980       #           985       #           990Tyr Lys Asn Glu Glu Asp Lys Leu Lys Asp Tr #p Glu Gly Gly Leu Asp        995           #      1000            #     1005Glu Gln Arg Leu Ser Ala Asp Ser Gly Tyr Il #e Ile Pro Leu Pro Asp   1010               #  1015                # 1020Ile Asp Pro Val Pro Glu Glu Glu Asp Leu Gl #y Lys Arg Asn Arg His1025               1030  #               1035   #              1040Ser Ser Gln Thr Ser Glu Glu Ser Ala Ile Gl #u Thr Gly Ser Ser Ser               1045   #              1050    #             1055Ser Thr Phe Ile Lys Arg Glu Asp Glu Thr Il #e Glu Asp Ile Asp Met           1060       #          1065        #         1070Met Asp Asp Ile Gly Ile Asp Ser Ser Asp Le #u Val Glu Asp Ser Phe       1075           #      1080            #     1085 Leu<210> SEQ ID NO 9 <211> LENGTH: 3270 <212> TYPE: DNA<213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS<222> LOCATION: (1)..(3267) <400> SEQUENCE: 9atg ggg act tcc cat ccg gcg ttc ctg gtc tt#a ggc tgt ctt ctc aca       48Met Gly Thr Ser His Pro Ala Phe Leu Val Le #u Gly Cys Leu Leu Thr  1               5  #                 10  #                 15ggg ctg agc cta atc ctc tgc cag ctt tca tt#a ccc tct atc ctt cca       96Gly Leu Ser Leu Ile Leu Cys Gln Leu Ser Le #u Pro Ser Ile Leu Pro             20      #             25      #             30aat gaa aat gaa aag gtt gtg cag ctg aat tc#a tcc ttt tct ctg aga      144Asn Glu Asn Glu Lys Val Val Gln Leu Asn Se #r Ser Phe Ser Leu Arg         35          #         40          #         45tgc ttt ggg gag agt gaa gtg agc tgg cag ta#c ccc atg tct gaa gaa      192Cys Phe Gly Glu Ser Glu Val Ser Trp Gln Ty #r Pro Met Ser Glu Glu     50              #     55              #     60gag agc tcc gat gtg gaa atc aga aat gaa ga#a aac aac agc ggc ctt      240Glu Ser Ser Asp Val Glu Ile Arg Asn Glu Gl #u Asn Asn Ser Gly Leu 65                  # 70                  # 75                  # 80ttt gtg acg gtc ttg gaa gtg agc agt gcc tc#g gcg gcc cac aca ggg      288Phe Val Thr Val Leu Glu Val Ser Ser Ala Se #r Ala Ala His Thr Gly                 85  #                 90  #                 95ttg tac act tgc tat tac aac cac act cag ac#a gaa gag aat gag ctt      336Leu Tyr Thr Cys Tyr Tyr Asn His Thr Gln Th #r Glu Glu Asn Glu Leu            100       #           105       #           110gaa ggc agg cac att tac atc tat gtg cca ga#c cca gat gta gcc ttt      384Glu Gly Arg His Ile Tyr Ile Tyr Val Pro As #p Pro Asp Val Ala Phe        115           #       120           #       125gta cct cta gga atg acg gat tat tta gtc at#c gtg gag gat gat gat      432Val Pro Leu Gly Met Thr Asp Tyr Leu Val Il #e Val Glu Asp Asp Asp    130               #   135               #   140tct gcc att ata cct tgt cgc aca act gat cc#c gag act cct gta acc      480Ser Ala Ile Ile Pro Cys Arg Thr Thr Asp Pr #o Glu Thr Pro Val Thr145                 1 #50                 1 #55                 1 #60tta cac aac agt gag ggg gtg gta cct gcc tc#c tac gac agc aga cag      528Leu His Asn Ser Glu Gly Val Val Pro Ala Se #r Tyr Asp Ser Arg Gln                165   #               170   #               175ggc ttt aat ggg acc ttc act gta ggg ccc ta#t atc tgt gag gcc acc      576Gly Phe Asn Gly Thr Phe Thr Val Gly Pro Ty #r Ile Cys Glu Ala Thr            180       #           185       #           190gtc aaa gga aag aag ttc cag acc atc cca tt#t aat gtt tat gct tta      624Val Lys Gly Lys Lys Phe Gln Thr Ile Pro Ph #e Asn Val Tyr Ala Leu        195           #       200           #       205aaa gca aca tca gag ctg gat cta gaa atg ga#a gct ctt aaa acc gtg      672Lys Ala Thr Ser Glu Leu Asp Leu Glu Met Gl #u Ala Leu Lys Thr Val    210               #   215               #   220tat aag tca ggg gaa acg att gtg gtc acc tg#t gct gtt ttt aac aat      720Tyr Lys Ser Gly Glu Thr Ile Val Val Thr Cy #s Ala Val Phe Asn Asn225                 2 #30                 2 #35                 2 #40gag gtg gtt gac ctt caa tgg act tac cct gg#a gaa gtg aaa ggc aaa      768Glu Val Val Asp Leu Gln Trp Thr Tyr Pro Gl #y Glu Val Lys Gly Lys                245   #               250   #               255ggc atc aca atg ctg gaa gaa atc aaa gtc cc#a tcc atc aaa ttg gtg      816Gly Ile Thr Met Leu Glu Glu Ile Lys Val Pr #o Ser Ile Lys Leu Val            260       #           265       #           270tac act ttg acg gtc ccc gag gcc acg gtg aa#a gac agt gga gat tac      864Tyr Thr Leu Thr Val Pro Glu Ala Thr Val Ly #s Asp Ser Gly Asp Tyr        275           #       280           #       285gaa tgt gct gcc cgc cag gct acc agg gag gt#c aaa gaa atg aag aaa      912Glu Cys Ala Ala Arg Gln Ala Thr Arg Glu Va #l Lys Glu Met Lys Lys    290               #   295               #   300gtc act att tct gtc cat gag aaa ggt ttc at#t gaa atc aaa ccc acc      960Val Thr Ile Ser Val His Glu Lys Gly Phe Il #e Glu Ile Lys Pro Thr305                 3 #10                 3 #15                 3 #20ttc agc cag ttg gaa gct gtc aac ctg cat ga#a gtc aaa cat ttt gtt     1008Phe Ser Gln Leu Glu Ala Val Asn Leu His Gl #u Val Lys His Phe Val                325   #               330   #               335gta gag gtg cgg gcc tac cca cct ccc agg at#a tcc tgg ctg aaa aac     1056Val Glu Val Arg Ala Tyr Pro Pro Pro Arg Il #e Ser Trp Leu Lys Asn            340       #           345       #           350aat ctg act ctg att gaa aat ctc act gag at#c acc act gat gtg gaa     1104Asn Leu Thr Leu Ile Glu Asn Leu Thr Glu Il #e Thr Thr Asp Val Glu        355           #       360           #       365aag att cag gaa ata agg tat cga agc aaa tt#a aag ctg atc cgt gct     1152Lys Ile Gln Glu Ile Arg Tyr Arg Ser Lys Le #u Lys Leu Ile Arg Ala    370               #   375               #   380aag gaa gaa gac agt ggc cat tat act att gt#a gct caa aat gaa gat     1200Lys Glu Glu Asp Ser Gly His Tyr Thr Ile Va #l Ala Gln Asn Glu Asp385                 3 #90                 3 #95                 4 #00gct gtg aag agc tat act ttt gaa ctg tta ac#t caa gtt cct tca tcc     1248Ala Val Lys Ser Tyr Thr Phe Glu Leu Leu Th #r Gln Val Pro Ser Ser                405   #               410   #               415att ctg gac ttg gtc gat gat cac cat ggc tc#a act ggg gga cag acg     1296Ile Leu Asp Leu Val Asp Asp His His Gly Se #r Thr Gly Gly Gln Thr            420       #           425       #           430gtg agg tgc aca gct gaa ggc acg ccg ctt cc#t gat att gag tgg atg     1344Val Arg Cys Thr Ala Glu Gly Thr Pro Leu Pr #o Asp Ile Glu Trp Met        435           #       440           #       445ata tgc aaa gat att aag aaa tgt aat aat ga#a act tcc tgg act att     1392Ile Cys Lys Asp Ile Lys Lys Cys Asn Asn Gl #u Thr Ser Trp Thr Ile    450               #   455               #   460ttg gcc aac aat gtc tca aac atc atc acg ga#g atc cac tcc cga gac     1440Leu Ala Asn Asn Val Ser Asn Ile Ile Thr Gl #u Ile His Ser Arg Asp465                 4 #70                 4 #75                 4 #80agg agt acc gtg gag ggc cgt gtg act ttc gc#c aaa gtg gag gag acc     1488Arg Ser Thr Val Glu Gly Arg Val Thr Phe Al #a Lys Val Glu Glu Thr                485   #               490   #               495atc gcc gtg cga tgc ctg gct aag aat ctc ct#t gga gct gag aac cga     1536Ile Ala Val Arg Cys Leu Ala Lys Asn Leu Le #u Gly Ala Glu Asn Arg            500       #           505       #           510gag ctg aag ctg gtg gct ccc acc ctg cgt tc#t gaa ctc acg gtg gct     1584Glu Leu Lys Leu Val Ala Pro Thr Leu Arg Se #r Glu Leu Thr Val Ala        515           #       520           #       525gct gca gtc ctg gtg ctg ttg gtg att gtg at#c atc tca ctt att gtc     1632Ala Ala Val Leu Val Leu Leu Val Ile Val Il #e Ile Ser Leu Ile Val    530               #   535               #   540ctg gtt gtc att tgg aaa cag aaa ccg agg ta#t gaa att cgc tgg agg     1680Leu Val Val Ile Trp Lys Gln Lys Pro Arg Ty #r Glu Ile Arg Trp Arg545                 5 #50                 5 #55                 5 #60gtc att gaa tca atc agc ccg gat gga cat ga#a tat att tat gtg gac     1728Val Ile Glu Ser Ile Ser Pro Asp Gly His Gl #u Tyr Ile Tyr Val Asp                565   #               570   #               575ccg atg cag ctg cct tat gac tca aga tgg ga#g ttt cca aga gat gga     1776Pro Met Gln Leu Pro Tyr Asp Ser Arg Trp Gl #u Phe Pro Arg Asp Gly            580       #           585       #           590cta gtg ctt ggt cgg gtc ttg ggg tct gga gc#g ttt ggg aag gtg gtt     1824Leu Val Leu Gly Arg Val Leu Gly Ser Gly Al #a Phe Gly Lys Val Val        595           #       600           #       605gaa gga aca gcc tat gga tta agc cgg tcc ca#a cct gtc atg aaa gtt     1872Glu Gly Thr Ala Tyr Gly Leu Ser Arg Ser Gl #n Pro Val Met Lys Val    610               #   615               #   620gca gtg aag atg cta aaa ccc acg gcc aga tc#c agt gaa aaa caa gct     1920Ala Val Lys Met Leu Lys Pro Thr Ala Arg Se #r Ser Glu Lys Gln Ala625                 6 #30                 6 #35                 6 #40ctc atg tct gaa ctg aag ata atg act cac ct#g ggg cca cat ttg aac     1968Leu Met Ser Glu Leu Lys Ile Met Thr His Le #u Gly Pro His Leu Asn                645   #               650   #               655att gta aac ttg ctg gga gcc tgc acc aag tc#a ggc ccc att tac atc     2016Ile Val Asn Leu Leu Gly Ala Cys Thr Lys Se #r Gly Pro Ile Tyr Ile            660       #           665       #           670atc aca gag tat tgc ttc tat gga gat ttg gt#c aac tat ttg cat aag     2064Ile Thr Glu Tyr Cys Phe Tyr Gly Asp Leu Va #l Asn Tyr Leu His Lys        675           #       680           #       685aat agg gat agc ttc ctg agc cac cac cca ga#g aag cca aag aaa gag     2112Asn Arg Asp Ser Phe Leu Ser His His Pro Gl #u Lys Pro Lys Lys Glu    690               #   695               #   700ctg gat atc ttt gga ttg aac cct gct gat ga#a agc aca cgg agc tat     2160Leu Asp Ile Phe Gly Leu Asn Pro Ala Asp Gl #u Ser Thr Arg Ser Tyr705                 7 #10                 7 #15                 7 #20gtt att tta tct ttt gaa aac aat ggt gac ta#c atg gac atg aag cag     2208Val Ile Leu Ser Phe Glu Asn Asn Gly Asp Ty #r Met Asp Met Lys Gln                725   #               730   #               735gct gat act aca cag tat gtc ccc atg cta ga#a agg aaa gag gtt tct     2256Ala Asp Thr Thr Gln Tyr Val Pro Met Leu Gl #u Arg Lys Glu Val Ser            740       #           745       #           750aaa tat tcc gac atc cag aga tca ctc tat ga#t cgt cca gcc tca tat     2304Lys Tyr Ser Asp Ile Gln Arg Ser Leu Tyr As #p Arg Pro Ala Ser Tyr        755           #       760           #       765aag aag aaa tct atg tta gac tca gaa gtc aa#a aac ctc ctt tca gat     2352Lys Lys Lys Ser Met Leu Asp Ser Glu Val Ly #s Asn Leu Leu Ser Asp    770               #   775               #   780gat aac tca gaa ggc ctt act tta ttg gat tt#g ttg agc ttc acc tat     2400Asp Asn Ser Glu Gly Leu Thr Leu Leu Asp Le #u Leu Ser Phe Thr Tyr785                 7 #90                 7 #95                 8 #00caa gtt gcc cga gga atg gag ttt ttg gct tc#a aaa aat tgt gtc cac     2448Gln Val Ala Arg Gly Met Glu Phe Leu Ala Se #r Lys Asn Cys Val His                805   #               810   #               815cgt gat ctg gct gct cgc aac gtc ctc ctg gc#a caa gga aaa att gtg     2496Arg Asp Leu Ala Ala Arg Asn Val Leu Leu Al #a Gln Gly Lys Ile Val            820       #           825       #           830aag atc tgt gac ttt ggc ctg gcc aga gac at#c atg cat gat tcg aac     2544Lys Ile Cys Asp Phe Gly Leu Ala Arg Asp Il #e Met His Asp Ser Asn        835           #       840           #       845tat gtg tcg aaa ggc agt acc ttt ctg ccc at#g aag tgg atg gct cct     2592Tyr Val Ser Lys Gly Ser Thr Phe Leu Pro Me #t Lys Trp Met Ala Pro    850               #   855               #   860gag agc atc ttt gac aac ctc tac acc aca ct#g agt gat gtc tgg tct     2640Glu Ser Ile Phe Asp Asn Leu Tyr Thr Thr Le #u Ser Asp Val Trp Ser865                 8 #70                 8 #75                 8 #80tat ggc att ctg ctc tgg gag atc ttt tcc ct#t ggt ggc acc cct tac     2688Tyr Gly Ile Leu Leu Trp Glu Ile Phe Ser Le #u Gly Gly Thr Pro Tyr                885   #               890   #               895ccc ggc atg atg gtg gat tct act ttc tac aa#t aag atc aag agt ggg     2736Pro Gly Met Met Val Asp Ser Thr Phe Tyr As #n Lys Ile Lys Ser Gly            900       #           905       #           910tac cgg atg gcc aag cct gac cac gct acc ag#t gaa gtc tac gag atc     2784Tyr Arg Met Ala Lys Pro Asp His Ala Thr Se #r Glu Val Tyr Glu Ile        915           #       920           #       925atg gtg aaa tgc tgg aac agt gag ccg gag aa#g aga ccc tcc ttt tac     2832Met Val Lys Cys Trp Asn Ser Glu Pro Glu Ly #s Arg Pro Ser Phe Tyr    930               #   935               #   940cac ctg agt gag att gtg gag aat ctg ctg cc#t gga caa tat aaa aag     2880His Leu Ser Glu Ile Val Glu Asn Leu Leu Pr #o Gly Gln Tyr Lys Lys945                 9 #50                 9 #55                 9 #60agt tat gaa aaa att cac ctg gac ttc ctg aa#g agt gac cat cct gct     2928Ser Tyr Glu Lys Ile His Leu Asp Phe Leu Ly #s Ser Asp His Pro Ala                965   #               970   #               975gtg gca cgc atg cgt gtg gac tca gac aat gc#a tac att ggt gtc acc     2976Val Ala Arg Met Arg Val Asp Ser Asp Asn Al #a Tyr Ile Gly Val Thr            980       #           985       #           990tac aaa aac gag gaa gac aag ctg aag gac tg#g gag ggt ggt ctg gat     3024Tyr Lys Asn Glu Glu Asp Lys Leu Lys Asp Tr #p Glu Gly Gly Leu Asp        995           #      1000            #     1005gag cag aga ctg agc gct gac agt ggc tac at#c att cct ctg cct gac     3072Glu Gln Arg Leu Ser Ala Asp Ser Gly Tyr Il #e Ile Pro Leu Pro Asp   1010               #  1015                # 1020att gac cct gtc cct gag gag gag gac ctg gg#c aag agg aac aga cac     3120Ile Asp Pro Val Pro Glu Glu Glu Asp Leu Gl #y Lys Arg Asn Arg His1025               1030  #               1035   #              1040agc tcg cag acc tct gaa gag agt gcc att ga#g acg ggt tcc agc agt     3168Ser Ser Gln Thr Ser Glu Glu Ser Ala Ile Gl #u Thr Gly Ser Ser Ser               1045   #              1050    #             1055tcc acc ttc atc aag aga gag gac gag acc at#t gaa gac atc gac atg     3216Ser Thr Phe Ile Lys Arg Glu Asp Glu Thr Il #e Glu Asp Ile Asp Met           1060       #          1065        #         1070atg gac gac atc ggc ata gac tct tca gac ct#g gtg gaa gac agc ttc     3264Met Asp Asp Ile Gly Ile Asp Ser Ser Asp Le #u Val Glu Asp Ser Phe       1075           #      1080            #     1085ctg taa                 #                   #                  #         3270 Leu <210> SEQ ID NO 10 <211> LENGTH: 1089 <212> TYPE: PRT<213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <400> SEQUENCE: 10Met Gly Thr Ser His Pro Ala Phe Leu Val Le #u Gly Cys Leu Leu Thr  1               5  #                 10  #                 15Gly Leu Ser Leu Ile Leu Cys Gln Leu Ser Le #u Pro Ser Ile Leu Pro             20      #             25      #             30Asn Glu Asn Glu Lys Val Val Gln Leu Asn Se #r Ser Phe Ser Leu Arg         35          #         40          #         45Cys Phe Gly Glu Ser Glu Val Ser Trp Gln Ty #r Pro Met Ser Glu Glu     50              #     55              #     60Glu Ser Ser Asp Val Glu Ile Arg Asn Glu Gl #u Asn Asn Ser Gly Leu 65                  # 70                  # 75                  # 80Phe Val Thr Val Leu Glu Val Ser Ser Ala Se #r Ala Ala His Thr Gly                 85  #                 90  #                 95Leu Tyr Thr Cys Tyr Tyr Asn His Thr Gln Th #r Glu Glu Asn Glu Leu            100       #           105       #           110Glu Gly Arg His Ile Tyr Ile Tyr Val Pro As #p Pro Asp Val Ala Phe        115           #       120           #       125Val Pro Leu Gly Met Thr Asp Tyr Leu Val Il #e Val Glu Asp Asp Asp    130               #   135               #   140Ser Ala Ile Ile Pro Cys Arg Thr Thr Asp Pr #o Glu Thr Pro Val Thr145                 1 #50                 1 #55                 1 #60Leu His Asn Ser Glu Gly Val Val Pro Ala Se #r Tyr Asp Ser Arg Gln                165   #               170   #               175Gly Phe Asn Gly Thr Phe Thr Val Gly Pro Ty #r Ile Cys Glu Ala Thr            180       #           185       #           190Val Lys Gly Lys Lys Phe Gln Thr Ile Pro Ph #e Asn Val Tyr Ala Leu        195           #       200           #       205Lys Ala Thr Ser Glu Leu Asp Leu Glu Met Gl #u Ala Leu Lys Thr Val    210               #   215               #   220Tyr Lys Ser Gly Glu Thr Ile Val Val Thr Cy #s Ala Val Phe Asn Asn225                 2 #30                 2 #35                 2 #40Glu Val Val Asp Leu Gln Trp Thr Tyr Pro Gl #y Glu Val Lys Gly Lys                245   #               250   #               255Gly Ile Thr Met Leu Glu Glu Ile Lys Val Pr #o Ser Ile Lys Leu Val            260       #           265       #           270Tyr Thr Leu Thr Val Pro Glu Ala Thr Val Ly #s Asp Ser Gly Asp Tyr        275           #       280           #       285Glu Cys Ala Ala Arg Gln Ala Thr Arg Glu Va #l Lys Glu Met Lys Lys    290               #   295               #   300Val Thr Ile Ser Val His Glu Lys Gly Phe Il #e Glu Ile Lys Pro Thr305                 3 #10                 3 #15                 3 #20Phe Ser Gln Leu Glu Ala Val Asn Leu His Gl #u Val Lys His Phe Val                325   #               330   #               335Val Glu Val Arg Ala Tyr Pro Pro Pro Arg Il #e Ser Trp Leu Lys Asn            340       #           345       #           350Asn Leu Thr Leu Ile Glu Asn Leu Thr Glu Il #e Thr Thr Asp Val Glu        355           #       360           #       365Lys Ile Gln Glu Ile Arg Tyr Arg Ser Lys Le #u Lys Leu Ile Arg Ala    370               #   375               #   380Lys Glu Glu Asp Ser Gly His Tyr Thr Ile Va #l Ala Gln Asn Glu Asp385                 3 #90                 3 #95                 4 #00Ala Val Lys Ser Tyr Thr Phe Glu Leu Leu Th #r Gln Val Pro Ser Ser                405   #               410   #               415Ile Leu Asp Leu Val Asp Asp His His Gly Se #r Thr Gly Gly Gln Thr            420       #           425       #           430Val Arg Cys Thr Ala Glu Gly Thr Pro Leu Pr #o Asp Ile Glu Trp Met        435           #       440           #       445Ile Cys Lys Asp Ile Lys Lys Cys Asn Asn Gl #u Thr Ser Trp Thr Ile    450               #   455               #   460Leu Ala Asn Asn Val Ser Asn Ile Ile Thr Gl #u Ile His Ser Arg Asp465                 4 #70                 4 #75                 4 #80Arg Ser Thr Val Glu Gly Arg Val Thr Phe Al #a Lys Val Glu Glu Thr                485   #               490   #               495Ile Ala Val Arg Cys Leu Ala Lys Asn Leu Le #u Gly Ala Glu Asn Arg            500       #           505       #           510Glu Leu Lys Leu Val Ala Pro Thr Leu Arg Se #r Glu Leu Thr Val Ala        515           #       520           #       525Ala Ala Val Leu Val Leu Leu Val Ile Val Il #e Ile Ser Leu Ile Val    530               #   535               #   540Leu Val Val Ile Trp Lys Gln Lys Pro Arg Ty #r Glu Ile Arg Trp Arg545                 5 #50                 5 #55                 5 #60Val Ile Glu Ser Ile Ser Pro Asp Gly His Gl #u Tyr Ile Tyr Val Asp                565   #               570   #               575Pro Met Gln Leu Pro Tyr Asp Ser Arg Trp Gl #u Phe Pro Arg Asp Gly            580       #           585       #           590Leu Val Leu Gly Arg Val Leu Gly Ser Gly Al #a Phe Gly Lys Val Val        595           #       600           #       605Glu Gly Thr Ala Tyr Gly Leu Ser Arg Ser Gl #n Pro Val Met Lys Val    610               #   615               #   620Ala Val Lys Met Leu Lys Pro Thr Ala Arg Se #r Ser Glu Lys Gln Ala625                 6 #30                 6 #35                 6 #40Leu Met Ser Glu Leu Lys Ile Met Thr His Le #u Gly Pro His Leu Asn                645   #               650   #               655Ile Val Asn Leu Leu Gly Ala Cys Thr Lys Se #r Gly Pro Ile Tyr Ile            660       #           665       #           670Ile Thr Glu Tyr Cys Phe Tyr Gly Asp Leu Va #l Asn Tyr Leu His Lys        675           #       680           #       685Asn Arg Asp Ser Phe Leu Ser His His Pro Gl #u Lys Pro Lys Lys Glu    690               #   695               #   700Leu Asp Ile Phe Gly Leu Asn Pro Ala Asp Gl #u Ser Thr Arg Ser Tyr705                 7 #10                 7 #15                 7 #20Val Ile Leu Ser Phe Glu Asn Asn Gly Asp Ty #r Met Asp Met Lys Gln                725   #               730   #               735Ala Asp Thr Thr Gln Tyr Val Pro Met Leu Gl #u Arg Lys Glu Val Ser            740       #           745       #           750Lys Tyr Ser Asp Ile Gln Arg Ser Leu Tyr As #p Arg Pro Ala Ser Tyr        755           #       760           #       765Lys Lys Lys Ser Met Leu Asp Ser Glu Val Ly #s Asn Leu Leu Ser Asp    770               #   775               #   780Asp Asn Ser Glu Gly Leu Thr Leu Leu Asp Le #u Leu Ser Phe Thr Tyr785                 7 #90                 7 #95                 8 #00Gln Val Ala Arg Gly Met Glu Phe Leu Ala Se #r Lys Asn Cys Val His                805   #               810   #               815Arg Asp Leu Ala Ala Arg Asn Val Leu Leu Al #a Gln Gly Lys Ile Val            820       #           825       #           830Lys Ile Cys Asp Phe Gly Leu Ala Arg Asp Il #e Met His Asp Ser Asn        835           #       840           #       845Tyr Val Ser Lys Gly Ser Thr Phe Leu Pro Me #t Lys Trp Met Ala Pro    850               #   855               #   860Glu Ser Ile Phe Asp Asn Leu Tyr Thr Thr Le #u Ser Asp Val Trp Ser865                 8 #70                 8 #75                 8 #80Tyr Gly Ile Leu Leu Trp Glu Ile Phe Ser Le #u Gly Gly Thr Pro Tyr                885   #               890   #               895Pro Gly Met Met Val Asp Ser Thr Phe Tyr As #n Lys Ile Lys Ser Gly            900       #           905       #           910Tyr Arg Met Ala Lys Pro Asp His Ala Thr Se #r Glu Val Tyr Glu Ile        915           #       920           #       925Met Val Lys Cys Trp Asn Ser Glu Pro Glu Ly #s Arg Pro Ser Phe Tyr    930               #   935               #   940His Leu Ser Glu Ile Val Glu Asn Leu Leu Pr #o Gly Gln Tyr Lys Lys945                 9 #50                 9 #55                 9 #60Ser Tyr Glu Lys Ile His Leu Asp Phe Leu Ly #s Ser Asp His Pro Ala                965   #               970   #               975Val Ala Arg Met Arg Val Asp Ser Asp Asn Al #a Tyr Ile Gly Val Thr            980       #           985       #           990Tyr Lys Asn Glu Glu Asp Lys Leu Lys Asp Tr #p Glu Gly Gly Leu Asp        995           #      1000            #     1005Glu Gln Arg Leu Ser Ala Asp Ser Gly Tyr Il #e Ile Pro Leu Pro Asp   1010               #  1015                # 1020Ile Asp Pro Val Pro Glu Glu Glu Asp Leu Gl #y Lys Arg Asn Arg His1025               1030  #               1035   #              1040Ser Ser Gln Thr Ser Glu Glu Ser Ala Ile Gl #u Thr Gly Ser Ser Ser               1045   #              1050    #             1055Ser Thr Phe Ile Lys Arg Glu Asp Glu Thr Il #e Glu Asp Ile Asp Met           1060       #          1065        #         1070Met Asp Asp Ile Gly Ile Asp Ser Ser Asp Le #u Val Glu Asp Ser Phe       1075           #      1080            #     1085 Leu<210> SEQ ID NO 11 <211> LENGTH: 1767 <212> TYPE: DNA<213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS<222> LOCATION: (1)..(1767) <400> SEQUENCE: 11atg ggg act tcc cat ccg gcg ttc ctg gtc tt#a ggc tgt ctt ctc aca       48Met Gly Thr Ser His Pro Ala Phe Leu Val Le #u Gly Cys Leu Leu Thr  1               5  #                 10  #                 15ggg ctg agc cta atc ctc tgc cag ctt tca tt#a ccc tct atc ctt cca       96Gly Leu Ser Leu Ile Leu Cys Gln Leu Ser Le #u Pro Ser Ile Leu Pro             20      #             25      #             30aat gaa aat gaa aag gtt gtg cag ctg aat tc#a tcc ttt tct ctg aga      144Asn Glu Asn Glu Lys Val Val Gln Leu Asn Se #r Ser Phe Ser Leu Arg         35          #         40          #         45tgc ttt ggg gag agt gaa gtg agc tgg cag ta#c ccc atg tct gaa gaa      192Cys Phe Gly Glu Ser Glu Val Ser Trp Gln Ty #r Pro Met Ser Glu Glu     50              #     55              #     60gag agc tcc gat gtg gaa atc aga aat gaa ga#a aac aac agc ggc ctt      240Glu Ser Ser Asp Val Glu Ile Arg Asn Glu Gl #u Asn Asn Ser Gly Leu 65                  # 70                  # 75                  # 80ttt gtg acg gtc ttg gaa gtg agc agt gcc tc#g gcg gcc cac aca ggg      288Phe Val Thr Val Leu Glu Val Ser Ser Ala Se #r Ala Ala His Thr Gly                 85  #                 90  #                 95ttg tac act tgc tat tac aac cac act cag ac#a gaa gag aat gag ctt      336Leu Tyr Thr Cys Tyr Tyr Asn His Thr Gln Th #r Glu Glu Asn Glu Leu            100       #           105       #           110gaa ggc agg cac att tac atc tat gtg cca ga#c cca gat gta gcc ttt      384Glu Gly Arg His Ile Tyr Ile Tyr Val Pro As #p Pro Asp Val Ala Phe        115           #       120           #       125gta cct cta gga atg acg gat tat tta gtc at#c gtg gag gat gat gat      432Val Pro Leu Gly Met Thr Asp Tyr Leu Val Il #e Val Glu Asp Asp Asp    130               #   135               #   140tct gcc att ata cct tgt cgc aca act gat cc#c gag act cct gta acc      480Ser Ala Ile Ile Pro Cys Arg Thr Thr Asp Pr #o Glu Thr Pro Val Thr145                 1 #50                 1 #55                 1 #60tta cac aac agt gag ggg gtg gta cct gcc tc#c tac gac agc aga cag      528Leu His Asn Ser Glu Gly Val Val Pro Ala Se #r Tyr Asp Ser Arg Gln                165   #               170   #               175ggc ttt aat ggg acc ttc act gta ggg ccc ta#t atc tgt gag gcc acc      576Gly Phe Asn Gly Thr Phe Thr Val Gly Pro Ty #r Ile Cys Glu Ala Thr            180       #           185       #           190gtc aaa gga aag aag ttc cag acc atc cca tt#t aat gtt tat gct tta      624Val Lys Gly Lys Lys Phe Gln Thr Ile Pro Ph #e Asn Val Tyr Ala Leu        195           #       200           #       205aaa gca aca tca gag ctg gat cta gaa atg ga#a gct ctt aaa acc gtg      672Lys Ala Thr Ser Glu Leu Asp Leu Glu Met Gl #u Ala Leu Lys Thr Val    210               #   215               #   220tat aag tca ggg gaa acg att gtg gtc acc tg#t gct gtt ttt aac aat      720Tyr Lys Ser Gly Glu Thr Ile Val Val Thr Cy #s Ala Val Phe Asn Asn225                 2 #30                 2 #35                 2 #40gag gtg gtt gac ctt caa tgg act tac cct gg#a gaa gtg aaa ggc aaa      768Glu Val Val Asp Leu Gln Trp Thr Tyr Pro Gl #y Glu Val Lys Gly Lys                245   #               250   #               255ggc atc aca atg ctg gaa gaa atc aaa gtc cc#a tcc atc aaa ttg gtg      816Gly Ile Thr Met Leu Glu Glu Ile Lys Val Pr #o Ser Ile Lys Leu Val            260       #           265       #           270tac act ttg acg gtc ccc gag gcc acg gtg aa#a gac agt gga gat tac      864Tyr Thr Leu Thr Val Pro Glu Ala Thr Val Ly #s Asp Ser Gly Asp Tyr        275           #       280           #       285gaa tgt gct gcc cgc cag gct acc agg gag gt#c aaa gaa atg aag aaa      912Glu Cys Ala Ala Arg Gln Ala Thr Arg Glu Va #l Lys Glu Met Lys Lys    290               #   295               #   300gtc act att tct gtc cat gag aaa ggt ttc at#t gaa atc aaa ccc acc      960Val Thr Ile Ser Val His Glu Lys Gly Phe Il #e Glu Ile Lys Pro Thr305                 3 #10                 3 #15                 3 #20ttc agc cag ttg gaa gct gtc aac ctg cat ga#a gtc aaa cat ttt gtt     1008Phe Ser Gln Leu Glu Ala Val Asn Leu His Gl #u Val Lys His Phe Val                325   #               330   #               335gta gag gtg cgg gcc tac cca cct ccc agg at#a tcc tgg ctg aaa aac     1056Val Glu Val Arg Ala Tyr Pro Pro Pro Arg Il #e Ser Trp Leu Lys Asn            340       #           345       #           350aat ctg act ctg att gaa aat ctc act gag at#c acc act gat gtg gaa     1104Asn Leu Thr Leu Ile Glu Asn Leu Thr Glu Il #e Thr Thr Asp Val Glu        355           #       360           #       365aag att cag gaa ata agg tat cga agc aaa tt#a aag ctg atc cgt gct     1152Lys Ile Gln Glu Ile Arg Tyr Arg Ser Lys Le #u Lys Leu Ile Arg Ala    370               #   375               #   380aag gaa gaa gac agt ggc cat tat act att gt#a gct caa aat gaa gat     1200Lys Glu Glu Asp Ser Gly His Tyr Thr Ile Va #l Ala Gln Asn Glu Asp385                 3 #90                 3 #95                 4 #00gct gtg aag agc tat act ttt gaa ctg tta ac#t caa gtt cct tca tcc     1248Ala Val Lys Ser Tyr Thr Phe Glu Leu Leu Th #r Gln Val Pro Ser Ser                405   #               410   #               415att ctg gac ttg gtc gat gat cac cat ggc tc#a act ggg gga cag acg     1296Ile Leu Asp Leu Val Asp Asp His His Gly Se #r Thr Gly Gly Gln Thr            420       #           425       #           430gtg agg tgc aca gct gaa ggc acg ccg ctt cc#t gat att gag tgg atg     1344Val Arg Cys Thr Ala Glu Gly Thr Pro Leu Pr #o Asp Ile Glu Trp Met        435           #       440           #       445ata tgc aaa gat att aag aaa tgt aat aat ga#a act tcc tgg act att     1392Ile Cys Lys Asp Ile Lys Lys Cys Asn Asn Gl #u Thr Ser Trp Thr Ile    450               #   455               #   460ttg gcc aac aat gtc tca aac atc atc acg ga#g atc cac tcc cga gac     1440Leu Ala Asn Asn Val Ser Asn Ile Ile Thr Gl #u Ile His Ser Arg Asp465                 4 #70                 4 #75                 4 #80agg agt acc gtg gag ggc cgt gtg act ttc gc#c aaa gtg gag gag acc     1488Arg Ser Thr Val Glu Gly Arg Val Thr Phe Al #a Lys Val Glu Glu Thr                485   #               490   #               495atc gcc gtg cga tgc ctg gct aag aat ctc ct#t gga gct gag aac cga     1536Ile Ala Val Arg Cys Leu Ala Lys Asn Leu Le #u Gly Ala Glu Asn Arg            500       #           505       #           510gag ctg aag ctg gtg gct ccc acc ctg cgt tc#t gaa ctc acg gtg gct     1584Glu Leu Lys Leu Val Ala Pro Thr Leu Arg Se #r Glu Leu Thr Val Ala        515           #       520           #       525gct gca gtc ctg gtg ctg ttg gtg att gtg at#c atc tca ctt att gtc     1632Ala Ala Val Leu Val Leu Leu Val Ile Val Il #e Ile Ser Leu Ile Val    530               #   535               #   540ctg gtt gtc att tgg aaa cag aaa ccg agg ta#t gaa att cgc tgg agg     1680Leu Val Val Ile Trp Lys Gln Lys Pro Arg Ty #r Glu Ile Arg Trp Arg545                 5 #50                 5 #55                 5 #60gtc att gaa tca atc agc ccg gat gga cat ga#a tat att tat gtg gac     1728Val Ile Glu Ser Ile Ser Pro Asp Gly His Gl #u Tyr Ile Tyr Val Asp                565   #               570   #               575ccg atg cag ctg cct tat gac tca aga tgg ga #g ttt cca              #   1767 Pro Met Gln Leu Pro Tyr Asp Ser Arg Trp Gl #u Phe Pro            580       #           585 <210> SEQ ID NO 12<211> LENGTH: 589 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens<400> SEQUENCE: 12 Met Gly Thr Ser His Pro Ala Phe Leu Val Le#u Gly Cys Leu Leu Thr   1               5  #                 10 #                 15 Gly Leu Ser Leu Ile Leu Cys Gln Leu Ser Le#u Pro Ser Ile Leu Pro              20      #             25     #             30 Asn Glu Asn Glu Lys Val Val Gln Leu Asn Se#r Ser Phe Ser Leu Arg          35          #         40         #         45 Cys Phe Gly Glu Ser Glu Val Ser Trp Gln Ty#r Pro Met Ser Glu Glu      50              #     55             #     60 Glu Ser Ser Asp Val Glu Ile Arg Asn Glu Gl#u Asn Asn Ser Gly Leu  65                  # 70                 # 75                  # 80 Phe Val Thr Val Leu Glu Val Ser Ser Ala Se#r Ala Ala His Thr Gly                  85  #                 90 #                 95 Leu Tyr Thr Cys Tyr Tyr Asn His Thr Gln Th#r Glu Glu Asn Glu Leu             100       #           105      #           110 Glu Gly Arg His Ile Tyr Ile Tyr Val Pro As#p Pro Asp Val Ala Phe         115           #       120          #       125 Val Pro Leu Gly Met Thr Asp Tyr Leu Val Il#e Val Glu Asp Asp Asp     130               #   135              #   140 Ser Ala Ile Ile Pro Cys Arg Thr Thr Asp Pr#o Glu Thr Pro Val Thr 145                 1 #50                 1#55                 1 #60 Leu His Asn Ser Glu Gly Val Val Pro Ala Se#r Tyr Asp Ser Arg Gln                 165   #               170  #               175 Gly Phe Asn Gly Thr Phe Thr Val Gly Pro Ty#r Ile Cys Glu Ala Thr             180       #           185      #           190 Val Lys Gly Lys Lys Phe Gln Thr Ile Pro Ph#e Asn Val Tyr Ala Leu         195           #       200          #       205 Lys Ala Thr Ser Glu Leu Asp Leu Glu Met Gl#u Ala Leu Lys Thr Val     210               #   215              #   220 Tyr Lys Ser Gly Glu Thr Ile Val Val Thr Cy#s Ala Val Phe Asn Asn 225                 2 #30                 2#35                 2 #40 Glu Val Val Asp Leu Gln Trp Thr Tyr Pro Gl#y Glu Val Lys Gly Lys                 245   #               250  #               255 Gly Ile Thr Met Leu Glu Glu Ile Lys Val Pr#o Ser Ile Lys Leu Val             260       #           265      #           270 Tyr Thr Leu Thr Val Pro Glu Ala Thr Val Ly#s Asp Ser Gly Asp Tyr         275           #       280          #       285 Glu Cys Ala Ala Arg Gln Ala Thr Arg Glu Va#l Lys Glu Met Lys Lys     290               #   295              #   300 Val Thr Ile Ser Val His Glu Lys Gly Phe Il#e Glu Ile Lys Pro Thr 305                 3 #10                 3#15                 3 #20 Phe Ser Gln Leu Glu Ala Val Asn Leu His Gl#u Val Lys His Phe Val                 325   #               330  #               335 Val Glu Val Arg Ala Tyr Pro Pro Pro Arg Il#e Ser Trp Leu Lys Asn             340       #           345      #           350 Asn Leu Thr Leu Ile Glu Asn Leu Thr Glu Il#e Thr Thr Asp Val Glu         355           #       360          #       365 Lys Ile Gln Glu Ile Arg Tyr Arg Ser Lys Le#u Lys Leu Ile Arg Ala     370               #   375              #   380 Lys Glu Glu Asp Ser Gly His Tyr Thr Ile Va#l Ala Gln Asn Glu Asp 385                 3 #90                 3#95                 4 #00 Ala Val Lys Ser Tyr Thr Phe Glu Leu Leu Th#r Gln Val Pro Ser Ser                 405   #               410  #               415 Ile Leu Asp Leu Val Asp Asp His His Gly Se#r Thr Gly Gly Gln Thr             420       #           425      #           430 Val Arg Cys Thr Ala Glu Gly Thr Pro Leu Pr#o Asp Ile Glu Trp Met         435           #       440          #       445 Ile Cys Lys Asp Ile Lys Lys Cys Asn Asn Gl#u Thr Ser Trp Thr Ile     450               #   455              #   460 Leu Ala Asn Asn Val Ser Asn Ile Ile Thr Gl#u Ile His Ser Arg Asp 465                 4 #70                 4#75                 4 #80 Arg Ser Thr Val Glu Gly Arg Val Thr Phe Al#a Lys Val Glu Glu Thr                 485   #               490  #               495 Ile Ala Val Arg Cys Leu Ala Lys Asn Leu Le#u Gly Ala Glu Asn Arg             500       #           505      #           510 Glu Leu Lys Leu Val Ala Pro Thr Leu Arg Se#r Glu Leu Thr Val Ala         515           #       520          #       525 Ala Ala Val Leu Val Leu Leu Val Ile Val Il#e Ile Ser Leu Ile Val     530               #   535              #   540 Leu Val Val Ile Trp Lys Gln Lys Pro Arg Ty#r Glu Ile Arg Trp Arg 545                 5 #50                 5#55                 5 #60 Val Ile Glu Ser Ile Ser Pro Asp Gly His Gl#u Tyr Ile Tyr Val Asp                 565   #               570  #               575 Pro Met Gln Leu Pro Tyr Asp Ser Arg Trp Gl#u Phe Pro             580       #           585 <210> SEQ ID NO 13<211> LENGTH: 3321 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens<220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (1)..(3270)<400> SEQUENCE: 13 atg cgg ctt ccg ggt gcg atg cca gct ctg gc#c ctc aaa ggc gag ctg       48Met Arg Leu Pro Gly Ala Met Pro Ala Leu Al #a Leu Lys Gly Glu Leu  1               5  #                 10  #                 15ctg ttg ctg tct ctc ctg tta ctt ctg gaa cc#a cag atc tct cag ggc       96Leu Leu Leu Ser Leu Leu Leu Leu Leu Glu Pr #o Gln Ile Ser Gln Gly             20      #             25      #             30ctg gtc gtc aca ccc ccg ggg cca gag ctt gt#c ctc aat gtc tcc agc      144Leu Val Val Thr Pro Pro Gly Pro Glu Leu Va #l Leu Asn Val Ser Ser         35          #         40          #         45acc ttc gtt ctg acc tgc tcg ggt tca gct cc#g gtg gtg tgg gaa cgg      192Thr Phe Val Leu Thr Cys Ser Gly Ser Ala Pr #o Val Val Trp Glu Arg     50              #     55              #     60atg tcc cag gag ccc cca cag gaa atg gcc aa#g gcc cag gat ggc acc      240Met Ser Gln Glu Pro Pro Gln Glu Met Ala Ly #s Ala Gln Asp Gly Thr 65                  # 70                  # 75                  # 80ttc tcc agc gtg ctc aca ctg acc aac ctc ac#t ggg cta gac acg gga      288Phe Ser Ser Val Leu Thr Leu Thr Asn Leu Th #r Gly Leu Asp Thr Gly                 85  #                 90  #                 95gaa tac ttt tgc acc cac aat gac tcc cgt gg#a ctg gag acc gat gag      336Glu Tyr Phe Cys Thr His Asn Asp Ser Arg Gl #y Leu Glu Thr Asp Glu            100       #           105       #           110cgg aaa cgg ctc tac atc ttt gtg cca gat cc#c acc gtg ggc ttc ctc      384Arg Lys Arg Leu Tyr Ile Phe Val Pro Asp Pr #o Thr Val Gly Phe Leu        115           #       120           #       125cct aat gat gcc gag gaa cta ttc atc ttt ct#c acg gaa ata act gag      432Pro Asn Asp Ala Glu Glu Leu Phe Ile Phe Le #u Thr Glu Ile Thr Glu    130               #   135               #   140atc acc att cca tgc cga gta aca gac cca ca#g ctg gtg gtg aca ctg      480Ile Thr Ile Pro Cys Arg Val Thr Asp Pro Gl #n Leu Val Val Thr Leu145                 1 #50                 1 #55                 1 #60cac gag aag aaa ggg gac gtt gca ctg cct gt#c ccc tat gat cac caa      528His Glu Lys Lys Gly Asp Val Ala Leu Pro Va #l Pro Tyr Asp His Gln                165   #               170   #               175cgt ggc ttt tct ggt atc ttt gag gac aga ag#c tac atc tgc aaa acc      576Arg Gly Phe Ser Gly Ile Phe Glu Asp Arg Se #r Tyr Ile Cys Lys Thr            180       #           185       #           190acc att ggg gac agg gag gtg gat tct gat gc#c tac tat gtc tac aga      624Thr Ile Gly Asp Arg Glu Val Asp Ser Asp Al #a Tyr Tyr Val Tyr Arg        195           #       200           #       205ctc cag gtg tca tcc atc aac gtc tct gtg aa#c gca gtg cag act gtg      672Leu Gln Val Ser Ser Ile Asn Val Ser Val As #n Ala Val Gln Thr Val    210               #   215               #   220gtc cgc cag ggt gag aac atc acc ctc atg tg#c att gtg atc ggg aat      720Val Arg Gln Gly Glu Asn Ile Thr Leu Met Cy #s Ile Val Ile Gly Asn225                 2 #30                 2 #35                 2 #40gag gtg gtc aac ttc gag tgg aca tac ccc cg#c aaa gaa agt ggg cgg      768Glu Val Val Asn Phe Glu Trp Thr Tyr Pro Ar #g Lys Glu Ser Gly Arg                245   #               250   #               255ctg gtg gag ccg gtg act gac ttc ctc ttg ga#t atg cct tac cac atc      816Leu Val Glu Pro Val Thr Asp Phe Leu Leu As #p Met Pro Tyr His Ile            260       #           265       #           270cgc tcc atc ctg cac atc ccc agt gcc gag tt#a gaa gac tcg ggg acc      864Arg Ser Ile Leu His Ile Pro Ser Ala Glu Le #u Glu Asp Ser Gly Thr        275           #       280           #       285tac acc tgc aat gtg acg gag agt gtg aat ga#c cat cag gat gaa aag      912Tyr Thr Cys Asn Val Thr Glu Ser Val Asn As #p His Gln Asp Glu Lys    290               #   295               #   300gcc atc aac atc acc gtg gtt gag agc ggc ta#c gtg cgg ctc ctg gga      960Ala Ile Asn Ile Thr Val Val Glu Ser Gly Ty #r Val Arg Leu Leu Gly305                 3 #10                 3 #15                 3 #20gag gtg ggc aca cta caa ttt gct gag ctg ca#t cgg agc cgg aca ctg     1008Glu Val Gly Thr Leu Gln Phe Ala Glu Leu Hi #s Arg Ser Arg Thr Leu                325   #               330   #               335cag gta gtg ttc gag gcc tac cca ccg ccc ac#t gtc ctg tgg ttc aaa     1056Gln Val Val Phe Glu Ala Tyr Pro Pro Pro Th #r Val Leu Trp Phe Lys            340       #           345       #           350gac aac cgc acc ctg ggc gac tcc agc gct gg#c gaa atc gcc ctg tcc     1104Asp Asn Arg Thr Leu Gly Asp Ser Ser Ala Gl #y Glu Ile Ala Leu Ser        355           #       360           #       365acg cgc aac gtg tcg gag acc cgg tat gtg tc#a gag ctg aca ctg gtt     1152Thr Arg Asn Val Ser Glu Thr Arg Tyr Val Se #r Glu Leu Thr Leu Val    370               #   375               #   380cgc gtg aag gtg gca gag gct ggc cac tac ac#c atg cgg gcc ttc cat     1200Arg Val Lys Val Ala Glu Ala Gly His Tyr Th #r Met Arg Ala Phe His385                 3 #90                 3 #95                 4 #00gag gat gct gag gtc cag ctc tcc ttc cag ct#a cag atc aat gtc cct     1248Glu Asp Ala Glu Val Gln Leu Ser Phe Gln Le #u Gln Ile Asn Val Pro                405   #               410   #               415gtc cga gtg ctg gag cta agt gag agc cac cc#t gac agt ggg gaa cag     1296Val Arg Val Leu Glu Leu Ser Glu Ser His Pr #o Asp Ser Gly Glu Gln            420       #           425       #           430aca gtc cgc tgt cgt ggc cgg ggc atg ccc ca#g ccg aac atc atc tgg     1344Thr Val Arg Cys Arg Gly Arg Gly Met Pro Gl #n Pro Asn Ile Ile Trp        435           #       440           #       445tct gcc tgc aga gac ctc aaa agg tgt cca cg#t gag ctg ccg ccc acg     1392Ser Ala Cys Arg Asp Leu Lys Arg Cys Pro Ar #g Glu Leu Pro Pro Thr    450               #   455               #   460ctg ctg ggg aac agt tcc gaa gag gag agc ca#g ctg gag act aac gtg     1440Leu Leu Gly Asn Ser Ser Glu Glu Glu Ser Gl #n Leu Glu Thr Asn Val465                 4 #70                 4 #75                 4 #80acg tac tgg gag gag gag cag gag ttt gag gt#g gtg agc aca ctg cgt     1488Thr Tyr Trp Glu Glu Glu Gln Glu Phe Glu Va #l Val Ser Thr Leu Arg                485   #               490   #               495ctg cag cac gtg gat cgg cca ctg tcg gtg cg#c tgc acg ctg cgc aac     1536Leu Gln His Val Asp Arg Pro Leu Ser Val Ar #g Cys Thr Leu Arg Asn            500       #           505       #           510gct gtg ggc cag gac acg cag gag gtc atc gt#g gtg cca cac tcc ttg     1584Ala Val Gly Gln Asp Thr Gln Glu Val Ile Va #l Val Pro His Ser Leu        515           #       520           #       525ccc ttt aag gtg gtg gtg atc tca gcc atc ct#g gcc ctg gtg gtg ctc     1632Pro Phe Lys Val Val Val Ile Ser Ala Ile Le #u Ala Leu Val Val Leu    530               #   535               #   540acc atc atc tcc ctt atc atc ctc atc atg ct#t tgg cag aag aag cca     1680Thr Ile Ile Ser Leu Ile Ile Leu Ile Met Le #u Trp Gln Lys Lys Pro545                 5 #50                 5 #55                 5 #60cgt tac gag atc cga tgg aag gtg att gag tc#t gtg agc tct gac ggc     1728Arg Tyr Glu Ile Arg Trp Lys Val Ile Glu Se #r Val Ser Ser Asp Gly                565   #               570   #               575cat gag tac atc tac gtg gac ccc atg cag ct#g ccc tat gac tcc acg     1776His Glu Tyr Ile Tyr Val Asp Pro Met Gln Le #u Pro Tyr Asp Ser Thr            580       #           585       #           590tgg gag ctg ccg cgg gac cag ctt gtg ctg gg#a cgc acc ctc ggc tct     1824Trp Glu Leu Pro Arg Asp Gln Leu Val Leu Gl #y Arg Thr Leu Gly Ser        595           #       600           #       605ggg gcc ttt ggg cag gtg gtg gag gcc acg gc#t cat ggc ctg agc cat     1872Gly Ala Phe Gly Gln Val Val Glu Ala Thr Al #a His Gly Leu Ser His    610               #   615               #   620tct cag gcc acg atg aaa gtg gcc gtc aag at#g ctt aaa tcc aca gcc     1920Ser Gln Ala Thr Met Lys Val Ala Val Lys Me #t Leu Lys Ser Thr Ala625                 6 #30                 6 #35                 6 #40cgc agc agt gag aag caa gcc ctt atg tcg ga#g ctg aag atc atg agt     1968Arg Ser Ser Glu Lys Gln Ala Leu Met Ser Gl #u Leu Lys Ile Met Ser                645   #               650   #               655cac ctt ggg ccc cac ctg aac gtg gtc aac ct#g ttg ggg gcc tgc acc     2016His Leu Gly Pro His Leu Asn Val Val Asn Le #u Leu Gly Ala Cys Thr            660       #           665       #           670aaa gga gga ccc atc tat atc atc act gag ta#c tgc cgc tac gga gac     2064Lys Gly Gly Pro Ile Tyr Ile Ile Thr Glu Ty #r Cys Arg Tyr Gly Asp        675           #       680           #       685ctg gtg gac tac ctg cac cgc aac aaa cac ac#c ttc ctg cag cac cac     2112Leu Val Asp Tyr Leu His Arg Asn Lys His Th #r Phe Leu Gln His His    690               #   695               #   700tcc gac aag cgc cgc ccg ccc agc gcg gag ct#c tac agc aat gct ctg     2160Ser Asp Lys Arg Arg Pro Pro Ser Ala Glu Le #u Tyr Ser Asn Ala Leu705                 7 #10                 7 #15                 7 #20ccc gtt ggg ctc ccc ctg ccc agc cat gtg tc#c ttg acc ggg gag agc     2208Pro Val Gly Leu Pro Leu Pro Ser His Val Se #r Leu Thr Gly Glu Ser                725   #               730   #               735gac ggt ggc tac atg gac atg agc aag gac ga#g tcg gtg gac tat gtg     2256Asp Gly Gly Tyr Met Asp Met Ser Lys Asp Gl #u Ser Val Asp Tyr Val            740       #           745       #           750ccc atg ctg gac atg aaa gga gac gtc aaa ta#t gca gac atc gag tcc     2304Pro Met Leu Asp Met Lys Gly Asp Val Lys Ty #r Ala Asp Ile Glu Ser        755           #       760           #       765tcc aac tac atg gcc cct tac gat aac tac gt#t ccc tct gcc cct gag     2352Ser Asn Tyr Met Ala Pro Tyr Asp Asn Tyr Va #l Pro Ser Ala Pro Glu    770               #   775               #   780agg acc tgc cga gca act ttg atc aac gag tc#t cca gtg cta agc tac     2400Arg Thr Cys Arg Ala Thr Leu Ile Asn Glu Se #r Pro Val Leu Ser Tyr785                 7 #90                 7 #95                 8 #00atg gac ctc gtg ggc ttc agc tac cag gtg gc#c aat ggc atg gag ttt     2448Met Asp Leu Val Gly Phe Ser Tyr Gln Val Al #a Asn Gly Met Glu Phe                805   #               810   #               815ctg gcc tcc aag aac tgc gtc cac aga gac ct#g gcg gct agg aac gtg     2496Leu Ala Ser Lys Asn Cys Val His Arg Asp Le #u Ala Ala Arg Asn Val            820       #           825       #           830ctc atc tgt gaa ggc aag ctg gtc aag atc tg#t gac ttt ggc ctg gct     2544Leu Ile Cys Glu Gly Lys Leu Val Lys Ile Cy #s Asp Phe Gly Leu Ala        835           #       840           #       845cga gac atc atg cgg gac tcg aat tac atc tc#c aaa ggc agc acc ttt     2592Arg Asp Ile Met Arg Asp Ser Asn Tyr Ile Se #r Lys Gly Ser Thr Phe    850               #   855               #   860ttg cct tta aag tgg atg gct ccg gag agc at#c ttc aac agc ctc tac     2640Leu Pro Leu Lys Trp Met Ala Pro Glu Ser Il #e Phe Asn Ser Leu Tyr865                 8 #70                 8 #75                 8 #80acc acc ctg agc gac gtg tgg tcc ttc ggg at#c ctg ctc tgg gag atc     2688Thr Thr Leu Ser Asp Val Trp Ser Phe Gly Il #e Leu Leu Trp Glu Ile                885   #               890   #               895ttc acc ttg ggt ggc acc cct tac cca gag ct#g ccc atg aac gag cag     2736Phe Thr Leu Gly Gly Thr Pro Tyr Pro Glu Le #u Pro Met Asn Glu Gln            900       #           905       #           910ttc tac aat gcc atc aaa cgg ggt tac cgc at#g gcc cag cct gcc cat     2784Phe Tyr Asn Ala Ile Lys Arg Gly Tyr Arg Me #t Ala Gln Pro Ala His        915           #       920           #       925gcc tcc gac gag atc tat gag atc atg cag aa#g tgc tgg gaa gag aag     2832Ala Ser Asp Glu Ile Tyr Glu Ile Met Gln Ly #s Cys Trp Glu Glu Lys    930               #   935               #   940ttt gag att cgg ccc ccc ttc tcc cag ctg gt#g ctg ctt ctc gag aga     2880Phe Glu Ile Arg Pro Pro Phe Ser Gln Leu Va #l Leu Leu Leu Glu Arg945                 9 #50                 9 #55                 9 #60ctg ttg ggc gaa ggt tac aaa aag aag tac ca#g cag gtg gat gag gag     2928Leu Leu Gly Glu Gly Tyr Lys Lys Lys Tyr Gl #n Gln Val Asp Glu Glu                965   #               970   #               975ttt ctg agg agt gac cac cca gcc atc ctt cg#g tcc cag gcc cgc ttg     2976Phe Leu Arg Ser Asp His Pro Ala Ile Leu Ar #g Ser Gln Ala Arg Leu            980       #           985       #           990cct ggg ttc cat ggc ctc cga tct ccc ctg ga#c acc agc tcc gtc ctc     3024Pro Gly Phe His Gly Leu Arg Ser Pro Leu As #p Thr Ser Ser Val Leu        995           #      1000            #     1005tat act gcc gtg cag ccc aat gag ggt gac aa#c gac tat atc atc ccc     3072Tyr Thr Ala Val Gln Pro Asn Glu Gly Asp As #n Asp Tyr Ile Ile Pro   1010               #  1015                # 1020ctg cct gac ccc aaa ccc gag gtt gct gac ga#g ggc cca ctg gag ggt     3120Leu Pro Asp Pro Lys Pro Glu Val Ala Asp Gl #u Gly Pro Leu Glu Gly1025               1030  #               1035   #              1040tcc ccc agc cta gcc agc tcc acc ctg aat ga#a gtc aac acc tcc tca     3168Ser Pro Ser Leu Ala Ser Ser Thr Leu Asn Gl #u Val Asn Thr Ser Ser               1045   #              1050    #             1055acc atc tcc tgt gac agc ccc ctg gag ccc ca#g gac gaa cca gag cca     3216Thr Ile Ser Cys Asp Ser Pro Leu Glu Pro Gl #n Asp Glu Pro Glu Pro           1060       #          1065        #         1070gag ccc cag ctt gag ctc cag gtg gag ccg ga#g cca gag ctg gaa cag     3264Glu Pro Gln Leu Glu Leu Gln Val Glu Pro Gl #u Pro Glu Leu Glu Gln       1075           #      1080            #     1085ttg ccg gattcggggt gccctgcgcc tcgggcggaa gcagaggata gc#ttcctgta g    3321 Leu Pro    1090 <210> SEQ ID NO 14<211> LENGTH: 1090 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens<400> SEQUENCE: 14 Met Arg Leu Pro Gly Ala Met Pro Ala Leu Al#a Leu Lys Gly Glu Leu   1               5  #                 10 #                 15 Leu Leu Leu Ser Leu Leu Leu Leu Leu Glu Pr#o Gln Ile Ser Gln Gly              20      #             25     #             30 Leu Val Val Thr Pro Pro Gly Pro Glu Leu Va#l Leu Asn Val Ser Ser          35          #         40         #         45 Thr Phe Val Leu Thr Cys Ser Gly Ser Ala Pr#o Val Val Trp Glu Arg      50              #     55             #     60 Met Ser Gln Glu Pro Pro Gln Glu Met Ala Ly#s Ala Gln Asp Gly Thr  65                  # 70                 # 75                  # 80 Phe Ser Ser Val Leu Thr Leu Thr Asn Leu Th#r Gly Leu Asp Thr Gly                  85  #                 90 #                 95 Glu Tyr Phe Cys Thr His Asn Asp Ser Arg Gl#y Leu Glu Thr Asp Glu             100       #           105      #           110 Arg Lys Arg Leu Tyr Ile Phe Val Pro Asp Pr#o Thr Val Gly Phe Leu         115           #       120          #       125 Pro Asn Asp Ala Glu Glu Leu Phe Ile Phe Le#u Thr Glu Ile Thr Glu     130               #   135              #   140 Ile Thr Ile Pro Cys Arg Val Thr Asp Pro Gl#n Leu Val Val Thr Leu 145                 1 #50                 1#55                 1 #60 His Glu Lys Lys Gly Asp Val Ala Leu Pro Va#l Pro Tyr Asp His Gln                 165   #               170  #               175 Arg Gly Phe Ser Gly Ile Phe Glu Asp Arg Se#r Tyr Ile Cys Lys Thr             180       #           185      #           190 Thr Ile Gly Asp Arg Glu Val Asp Ser Asp Al#a Tyr Tyr Val Tyr Arg         195           #       200          #       205 Leu Gln Val Ser Ser Ile Asn Val Ser Val As#n Ala Val Gln Thr Val     210               #   215              #   220 Val Arg Gln Gly Glu Asn Ile Thr Leu Met Cy#s Ile Val Ile Gly Asn 225                 2 #30                 2#35                 2 #40 Glu Val Val Asn Phe Glu Trp Thr Tyr Pro Ar#g Lys Glu Ser Gly Arg                 245   #               250  #               255 Leu Val Glu Pro Val Thr Asp Phe Leu Leu As#p Met Pro Tyr His Ile             260       #           265      #           270 Arg Ser Ile Leu His Ile Pro Ser Ala Glu Le#u Glu Asp Ser Gly Thr         275           #       280          #       285 Tyr Thr Cys Asn Val Thr Glu Ser Val Asn As#p His Gln Asp Glu Lys     290               #   295              #   300 Ala Ile Asn Ile Thr Val Val Glu Ser Gly Ty#r Val Arg Leu Leu Gly 305                 3 #10                 3#15                 3 #20 Glu Val Gly Thr Leu Gln Phe Ala Glu Leu Hi#s Arg Ser Arg Thr Leu                 325   #               330  #               335 Gln Val Val Phe Glu Ala Tyr Pro Pro Pro Th#r Val Leu Trp Phe Lys             340       #           345      #           350 Asp Asn Arg Thr Leu Gly Asp Ser Ser Ala Gl#y Glu Ile Ala Leu Ser         355           #       360          #       365 Thr Arg Asn Val Ser Glu Thr Arg Tyr Val Se#r Glu Leu Thr Leu Val     370               #   375              #   380 Arg Val Lys Val Ala Glu Ala Gly His Tyr Th#r Met Arg Ala Phe His 385                 3 #90                 3#95                 4 #00 Glu Asp Ala Glu Val Gln Leu Ser Phe Gln Le#u Gln Ile Asn Val Pro                 405   #               410  #               415 Val Arg Val Leu Glu Leu Ser Glu Ser His Pr#o Asp Ser Gly Glu Gln             420       #           425      #           430 Thr Val Arg Cys Arg Gly Arg Gly Met Pro Gl#n Pro Asn Ile Ile Trp         435           #       440          #       445 Ser Ala Cys Arg Asp Leu Lys Arg Cys Pro Ar#g Glu Leu Pro Pro Thr     450               #   455              #   460 Leu Leu Gly Asn Ser Ser Glu Glu Glu Ser Gl#n Leu Glu Thr Asn Val 465                 4 #70                 4#75                 4 #80 Thr Tyr Trp Glu Glu Glu Gln Glu Phe Glu Va#l Val Ser Thr Leu Arg                 485   #               490  #               495 Leu Gln His Val Asp Arg Pro Leu Ser Val Ar#g Cys Thr Leu Arg Asn             500       #           505      #           510 Ala Val Gly Gln Asp Thr Gln Glu Val Ile Va#l Val Pro His Ser Leu         515           #       520          #       525 Pro Phe Lys Val Val Val Ile Ser Ala Ile Le#u Ala Leu Val Val Leu     530               #   535              #   540 Thr Ile Ile Ser Leu Ile Ile Leu Ile Met Le#u Trp Gln Lys Lys Pro 545                 5 #50                 5#55                 5 #60 Arg Tyr Glu Ile Arg Trp Lys Val Ile Glu Se#r Val Ser Ser Asp Gly                 565   #               570  #               575 His Glu Tyr Ile Tyr Val Asp Pro Met Gln Le#u Pro Tyr Asp Ser Thr             580       #           585      #           590 Trp Glu Leu Pro Arg Asp Gln Leu Val Leu Gl#y Arg Thr Leu Gly Ser         595           #       600          #       605 Gly Ala Phe Gly Gln Val Val Glu Ala Thr Al#a His Gly Leu Ser His     610               #   615              #   620 Ser Gln Ala Thr Met Lys Val Ala Val Lys Me#t Leu Lys Ser Thr Ala 625                 6 #30                 6#35                 6 #40 Arg Ser Ser Glu Lys Gln Ala Leu Met Ser Gl#u Leu Lys Ile Met Ser                 645   #               650  #               655 His Leu Gly Pro His Leu Asn Val Val Asn Le#u Leu Gly Ala Cys Thr             660       #           665      #           670 Lys Gly Gly Pro Ile Tyr Ile Ile Thr Glu Ty#r Cys Arg Tyr Gly Asp         675           #       680          #       685 Leu Val Asp Tyr Leu His Arg Asn Lys His Th#r Phe Leu Gln His His     690               #   695              #   700 Ser Asp Lys Arg Arg Pro Pro Ser Ala Glu Le#u Tyr Ser Asn Ala Leu 705                 7 #10                 7#15                 7 #20 Pro Val Gly Leu Pro Leu Pro Ser His Val Se#r Leu Thr Gly Glu Ser                 725   #               730  #               735 Asp Gly Gly Tyr Met Asp Met Ser Lys Asp Gl#u Ser Val Asp Tyr Val             740       #           745      #           750 Pro Met Leu Asp Met Lys Gly Asp Val Lys Ty#r Ala Asp Ile Glu Ser         755           #       760          #       765 Ser Asn Tyr Met Ala Pro Tyr Asp Asn Tyr Va#l Pro Ser Ala Pro Glu     770               #   775              #   780 Arg Thr Cys Arg Ala Thr Leu Ile Asn Glu Se#r Pro Val Leu Ser Tyr 785                 7 #90                 7#95                 8 #00 Met Asp Leu Val Gly Phe Ser Tyr Gln Val Al#a Asn Gly Met Glu Phe                 805   #               810  #               815 Leu Ala Ser Lys Asn Cys Val His Arg Asp Le#u Ala Ala Arg Asn Val             820       #           825      #           830 Leu Ile Cys Glu Gly Lys Leu Val Lys Ile Cy#s Asp Phe Gly Leu Ala         835           #       840          #       845 Arg Asp Ile Met Arg Asp Ser Asn Tyr Ile Se#r Lys Gly Ser Thr Phe     850               #   855              #   860 Leu Pro Leu Lys Trp Met Ala Pro Glu Ser Il#e Phe Asn Ser Leu Tyr 865                 8 #70                 8#75                 8 #80 Thr Thr Leu Ser Asp Val Trp Ser Phe Gly Il#e Leu Leu Trp Glu Ile                 885   #               890  #               895 Phe Thr Leu Gly Gly Thr Pro Tyr Pro Glu Le#u Pro Met Asn Glu Gln             900       #           905      #           910 Phe Tyr Asn Ala Ile Lys Arg Gly Tyr Arg Me#t Ala Gln Pro Ala His         915           #       920          #       925 Ala Ser Asp Glu Ile Tyr Glu Ile Met Gln Ly#s Cys Trp Glu Glu Lys     930               #   935              #   940 Phe Glu Ile Arg Pro Pro Phe Ser Gln Leu Va#l Leu Leu Leu Glu Arg 945                 9 #50                 9#55                 9 #60 Leu Leu Gly Glu Gly Tyr Lys Lys Lys Tyr Gl#n Gln Val Asp Glu Glu                 965   #               970  #               975 Phe Leu Arg Ser Asp His Pro Ala Ile Leu Ar#g Ser Gln Ala Arg Leu             980       #           985      #           990 Pro Gly Phe His Gly Leu Arg Ser Pro Leu As#p Thr Ser Ser Val Leu         995           #      1000           #     1005 Tyr Thr Ala Val Gln Pro Asn Glu Gly Asp As#n Asp Tyr Ile Ile Pro    1010               #  1015               # 1020 Leu Pro Asp Pro Lys Pro Glu Val Ala Asp Gl #u Gly Pro Leu Glu Gly1025               1030  #               1035   #              1040Ser Pro Ser Leu Ala Ser Ser Thr Leu Asn Gl #u Val Asn Thr Ser Ser               1045   #              1050    #             1055Thr Ile Ser Cys Asp Ser Pro Leu Glu Pro Gl #n Asp Glu Pro Glu Pro           1060       #          1065        #         1070Glu Pro Gln Leu Glu Leu Gln Val Glu Pro Gl #u Pro Glu Leu Glu Gln       1075           #      1080            #     1085 Leu Pro    1090<210> SEQ ID NO 15 <211> LENGTH: 3321 <212> TYPE: DNA<213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS<222> LOCATION: (1)..(3318) <400> SEQUENCE: 15atg cgg ctt ccg ggt gcg atg cca gct ctg gc#c ctc aaa ggc gag ctg       48Met Arg Leu Pro Gly Ala Met Pro Ala Leu Al #a Leu Lys Gly Glu Leu  1               5  #                 10  #                 15ctg ttg ctg tct ctc ctg tta ctt ctg gaa cc#a cag atc tct cag ggc       96Leu Leu Leu Ser Leu Leu Leu Leu Leu Glu Pr #o Gln Ile Ser Gln Gly             20      #             25      #             30ctg gtc gtc aca ccc ccg ggg cca gag ctt gt#c ctc aat gtc tcc agc      144Leu Val Val Thr Pro Pro Gly Pro Glu Leu Va #l Leu Asn Val Ser Ser         35          #         40          #         45acc ttc gtt ctg acc tgc tcg ggt tca gct cc#g gtg gtg tgg gaa cgg      192Thr Phe Val Leu Thr Cys Ser Gly Ser Ala Pr #o Val Val Trp Glu Arg     50              #     55              #     60atg tcc cag gag ccc cca cag gaa atg gcc aa#g gcc cag gat ggc acc      240Met Ser Gln Glu Pro Pro Gln Glu Met Ala Ly #s Ala Gln Asp Gly Thr 65                  # 70                  # 75                  # 80ttc tcc agc gtg ctc aca ctg acc aac ctc ac#t ggg cta gac acg gga      288Phe Ser Ser Val Leu Thr Leu Thr Asn Leu Th #r Gly Leu Asp Thr Gly                 85  #                 90  #                 95gaa tac ttt tgc acc cac aat gac tcc cgt gg#a ctg gag acc gat gag      336Glu Tyr Phe Cys Thr His Asn Asp Ser Arg Gl #y Leu Glu Thr Asp Glu            100       #           105       #           110cgg aaa cgg ctc tac atc ttt gtg cca gat cc#c acc gtg ggc ttc ctc      384Arg Lys Arg Leu Tyr Ile Phe Val Pro Asp Pr #o Thr Val Gly Phe Leu        115           #       120           #       125cct aat gat gcc gag gaa cta ttc atc ttt ct#c acg gaa ata act gag      432Pro Asn Asp Ala Glu Glu Leu Phe Ile Phe Le #u Thr Glu Ile Thr Glu    130               #   135               #   140atc acc att cca tgc cga gta aca gac cca ca#g ctg gtg gtg aca ctg      480Ile Thr Ile Pro Cys Arg Val Thr Asp Pro Gl #n Leu Val Val Thr Leu145                 1 #50                 1 #55                 1 #60cac gag aag aaa ggg gac gtt gca ctg cct gt#c ccc tat gat cac caa      528His Glu Lys Lys Gly Asp Val Ala Leu Pro Va #l Pro Tyr Asp His Gln                165   #               170   #               175cgt ggc ttt tct ggt atc ttt gag gac aga ag#c tac atc tgc aaa acc      576Arg Gly Phe Ser Gly Ile Phe Glu Asp Arg Se #r Tyr Ile Cys Lys Thr            180       #           185       #           190acc att ggg gac agg gag gtg gat tct gat gc#c tac tat gtc tac aga      624Thr Ile Gly Asp Arg Glu Val Asp Ser Asp Al #a Tyr Tyr Val Tyr Arg        195           #       200           #       205ctc cag gtg tca tcc atc aac gtc tct gtg aa#c gca gtg cag act gtg      672Leu Gln Val Ser Ser Ile Asn Val Ser Val As #n Ala Val Gln Thr Val    210               #   215               #   220gtc cgc cag ggt gag aac atc acc ctc atg tg#c att gtg atc ggg aat      720Val Arg Gln Gly Glu Asn Ile Thr Leu Met Cy #s Ile Val Ile Gly Asn225                 2 #30                 2 #35                 2 #40gag gtg gtc aac ttc gag tgg aca tac ccc cg#c aaa gaa agt ggg cgg      768Glu Val Val Asn Phe Glu Trp Thr Tyr Pro Ar #g Lys Glu Ser Gly Arg                245   #               250   #               255ctg gtg gag ccg gtg act gac ttc ctc ttg ga#t atg cct tac cac atc      816Leu Val Glu Pro Val Thr Asp Phe Leu Leu As #p Met Pro Tyr His Ile            260       #           265       #           270cgc tcc atc ctg cac atc ccc agt gcc gag tt#a gaa gac tcg ggg acc      864Arg Ser Ile Leu His Ile Pro Ser Ala Glu Le #u Glu Asp Ser Gly Thr        275           #       280           #       285tac acc tgc aat gtg acg gag agt gtg aat ga#c cat cag gat gaa aag      912Tyr Thr Cys Asn Val Thr Glu Ser Val Asn As #p His Gln Asp Glu Lys    290               #   295               #   300gcc atc aac atc acc gtg gtt gag agc ggc ta#c gtg cgg ctc ctg gga      960Ala Ile Asn Ile Thr Val Val Glu Ser Gly Ty #r Val Arg Leu Leu Gly305                 3 #10                 3 #15                 3 #20gag gtg ggc aca cta caa ttt gct gag ctg ca#t cgg agc cgg aca ctg     1008Glu Val Gly Thr Leu Gln Phe Ala Glu Leu Hi #s Arg Ser Arg Thr Leu                325   #               330   #               335cag gta gtg ttc gag gcc tac cca ccg ccc ac#t gtc ctg tgg ttc aaa     1056Gln Val Val Phe Glu Ala Tyr Pro Pro Pro Th #r Val Leu Trp Phe Lys            340       #           345       #           350gac aac cgc acc ctg ggc gac tcc agc gct gg#c gaa atc gcc ctg tcc     1104Asp Asn Arg Thr Leu Gly Asp Ser Ser Ala Gl #y Glu Ile Ala Leu Ser        355           #       360           #       365acg cgc aac gtg tcg gag acc cgg tat gtg tc#a gag ctg aca ctg gtt     1152Thr Arg Asn Val Ser Glu Thr Arg Tyr Val Se #r Glu Leu Thr Leu Val    370               #   375               #   380cgc gtg aag gtg gca gag gct ggc cac tac ac#c atg cgg gcc ttc cat     1200Arg Val Lys Val Ala Glu Ala Gly His Tyr Th #r Met Arg Ala Phe His385                 3 #90                 3 #95                 4 #00gag gat gct gag gtc cag ctc tcc ttc cag ct#a cag atc aat gtc cct     1248Glu Asp Ala Glu Val Gln Leu Ser Phe Gln Le #u Gln Ile Asn Val Pro                405   #               410   #               415gtc cga gtg ctg gag cta agt gag agc cac cc#t gac agt ggg gaa cag     1296Val Arg Val Leu Glu Leu Ser Glu Ser His Pr #o Asp Ser Gly Glu Gln            420       #           425       #           430aca gtc cgc tgt cgt ggc cgg ggc atg ccc ca#g ccg aac atc atc tgg     1344Thr Val Arg Cys Arg Gly Arg Gly Met Pro Gl #n Pro Asn Ile Ile Trp        435           #       440           #       445tct gcc tgc aga gac ctc aaa agg tgt cca cg#t gag ctg ccg ccc acg     1392Ser Ala Cys Arg Asp Leu Lys Arg Cys Pro Ar #g Glu Leu Pro Pro Thr    450               #   455               #   460ctg ctg ggg aac agt tcc gaa gag gag agc ca#g ctg gag act aac gtg     1440Leu Leu Gly Asn Ser Ser Glu Glu Glu Ser Gl #n Leu Glu Thr Asn Val465                 4 #70                 4 #75                 4 #80acg tac tgg gag gag gag cag gag ttt gag gt#g gtg agc aca ctg cgt     1488Thr Tyr Trp Glu Glu Glu Gln Glu Phe Glu Va #l Val Ser Thr Leu Arg                485   #               490   #               495ctg cag cac gtg gat cgg cca ctg tcg gtg cg#c tgc acg ctg cgc aac     1536Leu Gln His Val Asp Arg Pro Leu Ser Val Ar #g Cys Thr Leu Arg Asn            500       #           505       #           510gct gtg ggc cag gac acg cag gag gtc atc gt#g gtg cca cac tcc ttg     1584Ala Val Gly Gln Asp Thr Gln Glu Val Ile Va #l Val Pro His Ser Leu        515           #       520           #       525ccc ttt aag gtg gtg gtg atc tca gcc atc ct#g gcc ctg gtg gtg ctc     1632Pro Phe Lys Val Val Val Ile Ser Ala Ile Le #u Ala Leu Val Val Leu    530               #   535               #   540acc atc atc tcc ctt atc atc ctc atc atg ct#t tgg cag aag aag cca     1680Thr Ile Ile Ser Leu Ile Ile Leu Ile Met Le #u Trp Gln Lys Lys Pro545                 5 #50                 5 #55                 5 #60cgt tac gag atc cga tgg aag gtg att gag tc#t gtg agc tct gac ggc     1728Arg Tyr Glu Ile Arg Trp Lys Val Ile Glu Se #r Val Ser Ser Asp Gly                565   #               570   #               575cat gag tac atc tac gtg gac ccc atg cag ct#g ccc tat gac tcc acg     1776His Glu Tyr Ile Tyr Val Asp Pro Met Gln Le #u Pro Tyr Asp Ser Thr            580       #           585       #           590tgg aag ctg ccg cgg gac cag ctt gtg ctg gg#a cgc acc ctc ggc tct     1824Trp Lys Leu Pro Arg Asp Gln Leu Val Leu Gl #y Arg Thr Leu Gly Ser        595           #       600           #       605ggg gcc ttt ggg cag gtg gtg gag gcc acg gc#t cat ggc ctg agc cat     1872Gly Ala Phe Gly Gln Val Val Glu Ala Thr Al #a His Gly Leu Ser His    610               #   615               #   620tct cag gcc acg atg aaa gtg gcc gtc aag at#g ctt aaa tcc aca gcc     1920Ser Gln Ala Thr Met Lys Val Ala Val Lys Me #t Leu Lys Ser Thr Ala625                 6 #30                 6 #35                 6 #40cgc agc agt gag aag caa gcc ctt atg tcg ga#g ctg aag atc atg agt     1968Arg Ser Ser Glu Lys Gln Ala Leu Met Ser Gl #u Leu Lys Ile Met Ser                645   #               650   #               655cac ctt ggg ccc cac ctg aac gtg gtc aac ct#g ttg ggg gcc tgc acc     2016His Leu Gly Pro His Leu Asn Val Val Asn Le #u Leu Gly Ala Cys Thr            660       #           665       #           670aaa gga gga ccc atc tat atc atc act gag ta#c tgc cgc tac gga gac     2064Lys Gly Gly Pro Ile Tyr Ile Ile Thr Glu Ty #r Cys Arg Tyr Gly Asp        675           #       680           #       685ctg gtg gac tac ctg cac cgc aac aaa cac ac#c ttc ctg cag cac cac     2112Leu Val Asp Tyr Leu His Arg Asn Lys His Th #r Phe Leu Gln His His    690               #   695               #   700tcc gac aag cgc cgc ccg ccc agc gcg gag ct#c tac agc aat gct ctg     2160Ser Asp Lys Arg Arg Pro Pro Ser Ala Glu Le #u Tyr Ser Asn Ala Leu705                 7 #10                 7 #15                 7 #20ccc gtt ggg ctc ccc ctg ccc agc cat gtg tc#c ttg acc ggg gag agc     2208Pro Val Gly Leu Pro Leu Pro Ser His Val Se #r Leu Thr Gly Glu Ser                725   #               730   #               735gac ggt ggc tac atg gac atg agc aag gac ga#g tcg gtg gac tat gtg     2256Asp Gly Gly Tyr Met Asp Met Ser Lys Asp Gl #u Ser Val Asp Tyr Val            740       #           745       #           750ccc atg ctg gac atg aaa gga gac gtc aaa ta#t gca gac atc gag tcc     2304Pro Met Leu Asp Met Lys Gly Asp Val Lys Ty #r Ala Asp Ile Glu Ser        755           #       760           #       765tcc aac tac atg gcc cct tac gat aac tac gt#t ccc tct gcc cct gag     2352Ser Asn Tyr Met Ala Pro Tyr Asp Asn Tyr Va #l Pro Ser Ala Pro Glu    770               #   775               #   780agg acc tgc cga gca act ttg atc aac gag tc#t cca gtg cta agc tac     2400Arg Thr Cys Arg Ala Thr Leu Ile Asn Glu Se #r Pro Val Leu Ser Tyr785                 7 #90                 7 #95                 8 #00atg gac ctc gtg ggc ttc agc tac cag gtg gc#c aat ggc atg gag ttt     2448Met Asp Leu Val Gly Phe Ser Tyr Gln Val Al #a Asn Gly Met Glu Phe                805   #               810   #               815ctg gcc tcc aag aac tgc gtc cac aga gac ct#g gcg gct agg aac gtg     2496Leu Ala Ser Lys Asn Cys Val His Arg Asp Le #u Ala Ala Arg Asn Val            820       #           825       #           830ctc atc tgt gaa ggc aag ctg gtc aag atc tg#t gac ttt ggc ctg gct     2544Leu Ile Cys Glu Gly Lys Leu Val Lys Ile Cy #s Asp Phe Gly Leu Ala        835           #       840           #       845cga gac atc atg cgg gac tcg aat tac atc tc#c aaa ggc agc acc ttt     2592Arg Asp Ile Met Arg Asp Ser Asn Tyr Ile Se #r Lys Gly Ser Thr Phe    850               #   855               #   860ttg cct tta aag tgg atg gct ccg gag agc at#c ttc aac agc ctc tac     2640Leu Pro Leu Lys Trp Met Ala Pro Glu Ser Il #e Phe Asn Ser Leu Tyr865                 8 #70                 8 #75                 8 #80acc acc ctg agc gac gtg tgg tcc ttc ggg at#c ctg ctc tgg gag atc     2688Thr Thr Leu Ser Asp Val Trp Ser Phe Gly Il #e Leu Leu Trp Glu Ile                885   #               890   #               895ttc acc ttg ggt ggc acc cct tac cca gag ct#g ccc atg aac gag cag     2736Phe Thr Leu Gly Gly Thr Pro Tyr Pro Glu Le #u Pro Met Asn Glu Gln            900       #           905       #           910ttc tac aat gcc atc aaa cgg ggt tac cgc at#g gcc cag cct gcc cat     2784Phe Tyr Asn Ala Ile Lys Arg Gly Tyr Arg Me #t Ala Gln Pro Ala His        915           #       920           #       925gcc tcc gac gag atc tat gag atc atg cag aa#g tgc tgg gaa gag aag     2832Ala Ser Asp Glu Ile Tyr Glu Ile Met Gln Ly #s Cys Trp Glu Glu Lys    930               #   935               #   940ttt gag att cgg ccc ccc ttc tcc cag ctg gt#g ctg ctt ctc gag aga     2880Phe Glu Ile Arg Pro Pro Phe Ser Gln Leu Va #l Leu Leu Leu Glu Arg945                 9 #50                 9 #55                 9 #60ctg ttg ggc gaa ggt tac aaa aag aag tac ca#g cag gtg gat gag gag     2928Leu Leu Gly Glu Gly Tyr Lys Lys Lys Tyr Gl #n Gln Val Asp Glu Glu                965   #               970   #               975ttt ctg agg agt gac cac cca gcc atc ctt cg#g tcc cag gcc cgc ttg     2976Phe Leu Arg Ser Asp His Pro Ala Ile Leu Ar #g Ser Gln Ala Arg Leu            980       #           985       #           990cct ggg ttc cat ggc ctc cga tct ccc ctg ga#c acc agc tcc gtc ctc     3024Pro Gly Phe His Gly Leu Arg Ser Pro Leu As #p Thr Ser Ser Val Leu        995           #      1000            #     1005tat act gcc gtg cag ccc aat gag ggt gac aa#c gac tat atc atc ccc     3072Tyr Thr Ala Val Gln Pro Asn Glu Gly Asp As #n Asp Tyr Ile Ile Pro   1010               #  1015                # 1020ctg cct gac ccc aaa ccc gag gtt gct gac ga#g ggc cca ctg gag ggt     3120Leu Pro Asp Pro Lys Pro Glu Val Ala Asp Gl #u Gly Pro Leu Glu Gly1025               1030  #               1035   #              1040tcc ccc agc cta gcc agc tcc acc ctg aat ga#a gtc aac acc tcc tca     3168Ser Pro Ser Leu Ala Ser Ser Thr Leu Asn Gl #u Val Asn Thr Ser Ser               1045   #              1050    #             1055acc atc tcc tgt gac agc ccc ctg gag ccc ca#g gac gaa cca gag cca     3216Thr Ile Ser Cys Asp Ser Pro Leu Glu Pro Gl #n Asp Glu Pro Glu Pro           1060       #          1065        #         1070gag ccc cag ctt gag ctc cag gtg gag ccg ga#g cca gag ctg gaa cag     3264Glu Pro Gln Leu Glu Leu Gln Val Glu Pro Gl #u Pro Glu Leu Glu Gln       1075           #      1080            #     1085ttg ccg gat tcg ggg tgc cct gcg cct cgg gc#g gaa gca gag gat agc     3312Leu Pro Asp Ser Gly Cys Pro Ala Pro Arg Al #a Glu Ala Glu Asp Ser   1090               #  1095                # 1100ttc ctg tag               #                   #                  #       3321 Phe Leu 1105 <210> SEQ ID NO 16 <211> LENGTH: 1106<212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <400> SEQUENCE: 16Met Arg Leu Pro Gly Ala Met Pro Ala Leu Al #a Leu Lys Gly Glu Leu  1               5  #                 10  #                 15Leu Leu Leu Ser Leu Leu Leu Leu Leu Glu Pr #o Gln Ile Ser Gln Gly             20      #             25      #             30Leu Val Val Thr Pro Pro Gly Pro Glu Leu Va #l Leu Asn Val Ser Ser         35          #         40          #         45Thr Phe Val Leu Thr Cys Ser Gly Ser Ala Pr #o Val Val Trp Glu Arg     50              #     55              #     60Met Ser Gln Glu Pro Pro Gln Glu Met Ala Ly #s Ala Gln Asp Gly Thr 65                  # 70                  # 75                  # 80Phe Ser Ser Val Leu Thr Leu Thr Asn Leu Th #r Gly Leu Asp Thr Gly                 85  #                 90  #                 95Glu Tyr Phe Cys Thr His Asn Asp Ser Arg Gl #y Leu Glu Thr Asp Glu            100       #           105       #           110Arg Lys Arg Leu Tyr Ile Phe Val Pro Asp Pr #o Thr Val Gly Phe Leu        115           #       120           #       125Pro Asn Asp Ala Glu Glu Leu Phe Ile Phe Le #u Thr Glu Ile Thr Glu    130               #   135               #   140Ile Thr Ile Pro Cys Arg Val Thr Asp Pro Gl #n Leu Val Val Thr Leu145                 1 #50                 1 #55                 1 #60His Glu Lys Lys Gly Asp Val Ala Leu Pro Va #l Pro Tyr Asp His Gln                165   #               170   #               175Arg Gly Phe Ser Gly Ile Phe Glu Asp Arg Se #r Tyr Ile Cys Lys Thr            180       #           185       #           190Thr Ile Gly Asp Arg Glu Val Asp Ser Asp Al #a Tyr Tyr Val Tyr Arg        195           #       200           #       205Leu Gln Val Ser Ser Ile Asn Val Ser Val As #n Ala Val Gln Thr Val    210               #   215               #   220Val Arg Gln Gly Glu Asn Ile Thr Leu Met Cy #s Ile Val Ile Gly Asn225                 2 #30                 2 #35                 2 #40Glu Val Val Asn Phe Glu Trp Thr Tyr Pro Ar #g Lys Glu Ser Gly Arg                245   #               250   #               255Leu Val Glu Pro Val Thr Asp Phe Leu Leu As #p Met Pro Tyr His Ile            260       #           265       #           270Arg Ser Ile Leu His Ile Pro Ser Ala Glu Le #u Glu Asp Ser Gly Thr        275           #       280           #       285Tyr Thr Cys Asn Val Thr Glu Ser Val Asn As #p His Gln Asp Glu Lys    290               #   295               #   300Ala Ile Asn Ile Thr Val Val Glu Ser Gly Ty #r Val Arg Leu Leu Gly305                 3 #10                 3 #15                 3 #20Glu Val Gly Thr Leu Gln Phe Ala Glu Leu Hi #s Arg Ser Arg Thr Leu                325   #               330   #               335Gln Val Val Phe Glu Ala Tyr Pro Pro Pro Th #r Val Leu Trp Phe Lys            340       #           345       #           350Asp Asn Arg Thr Leu Gly Asp Ser Ser Ala Gl #y Glu Ile Ala Leu Ser        355           #       360           #       365Thr Arg Asn Val Ser Glu Thr Arg Tyr Val Se #r Glu Leu Thr Leu Val    370               #   375               #   380Arg Val Lys Val Ala Glu Ala Gly His Tyr Th #r Met Arg Ala Phe His385                 3 #90                 3 #95                 4 #00Glu Asp Ala Glu Val Gln Leu Ser Phe Gln Le #u Gln Ile Asn Val Pro                405   #               410   #               415Val Arg Val Leu Glu Leu Ser Glu Ser His Pr #o Asp Ser Gly Glu Gln            420       #           425       #           430Thr Val Arg Cys Arg Gly Arg Gly Met Pro Gl #n Pro Asn Ile Ile Trp        435           #       440           #       445Ser Ala Cys Arg Asp Leu Lys Arg Cys Pro Ar #g Glu Leu Pro Pro Thr    450               #   455               #   460Leu Leu Gly Asn Ser Ser Glu Glu Glu Ser Gl #n Leu Glu Thr Asn Val465                 4 #70                 4 #75                 4 #80Thr Tyr Trp Glu Glu Glu Gln Glu Phe Glu Va #l Val Ser Thr Leu Arg                485   #               490   #               495Leu Gln His Val Asp Arg Pro Leu Ser Val Ar #g Cys Thr Leu Arg Asn            500       #           505       #           510Ala Val Gly Gln Asp Thr Gln Glu Val Ile Va #l Val Pro His Ser Leu        515           #       520           #       525Pro Phe Lys Val Val Val Ile Ser Ala Ile Le #u Ala Leu Val Val Leu    530               #   535               #   540Thr Ile Ile Ser Leu Ile Ile Leu Ile Met Le #u Trp Gln Lys Lys Pro545                 5 #50                 5 #55                 5 #60Arg Tyr Glu Ile Arg Trp Lys Val Ile Glu Se #r Val Ser Ser Asp Gly                565   #               570   #               575His Glu Tyr Ile Tyr Val Asp Pro Met Gln Le #u Pro Tyr Asp Ser Thr            580       #           585       #           590Trp Lys Leu Pro Arg Asp Gln Leu Val Leu Gl #y Arg Thr Leu Gly Ser        595           #       600           #       605Gly Ala Phe Gly Gln Val Val Glu Ala Thr Al #a His Gly Leu Ser His    610               #   615               #   620Ser Gln Ala Thr Met Lys Val Ala Val Lys Me #t Leu Lys Ser Thr Ala625                 6 #30                 6 #35                 6 #40Arg Ser Ser Glu Lys Gln Ala Leu Met Ser Gl #u Leu Lys Ile Met Ser                645   #               650   #               655His Leu Gly Pro His Leu Asn Val Val Asn Le #u Leu Gly Ala Cys Thr            660       #           665       #           670Lys Gly Gly Pro Ile Tyr Ile Ile Thr Glu Ty #r Cys Arg Tyr Gly Asp        675           #       680           #       685Leu Val Asp Tyr Leu His Arg Asn Lys His Th #r Phe Leu Gln His His    690               #   695               #   700Ser Asp Lys Arg Arg Pro Pro Ser Ala Glu Le #u Tyr Ser Asn Ala Leu705                 7 #10                 7 #15                 7 #20Pro Val Gly Leu Pro Leu Pro Ser His Val Se #r Leu Thr Gly Glu Ser                725   #               730   #               735Asp Gly Gly Tyr Met Asp Met Ser Lys Asp Gl #u Ser Val Asp Tyr Val            740       #           745       #           750Pro Met Leu Asp Met Lys Gly Asp Val Lys Ty #r Ala Asp Ile Glu Ser        755           #       760           #       765Ser Asn Tyr Met Ala Pro Tyr Asp Asn Tyr Va #l Pro Ser Ala Pro Glu    770               #   775               #   780Arg Thr Cys Arg Ala Thr Leu Ile Asn Glu Se #r Pro Val Leu Ser Tyr785                 7 #90                 7 #95                 8 #00Met Asp Leu Val Gly Phe Ser Tyr Gln Val Al #a Asn Gly Met Glu Phe                805   #               810   #               815Leu Ala Ser Lys Asn Cys Val His Arg Asp Le #u Ala Ala Arg Asn Val            820       #           825       #           830Leu Ile Cys Glu Gly Lys Leu Val Lys Ile Cy #s Asp Phe Gly Leu Ala        835           #       840           #       845Arg Asp Ile Met Arg Asp Ser Asn Tyr Ile Se #r Lys Gly Ser Thr Phe    850               #   855               #   860Leu Pro Leu Lys Trp Met Ala Pro Glu Ser Il #e Phe Asn Ser Leu Tyr865                 8 #70                 8 #75                 8 #80Thr Thr Leu Ser Asp Val Trp Ser Phe Gly Il #e Leu Leu Trp Glu Ile                885   #               890   #               895Phe Thr Leu Gly Gly Thr Pro Tyr Pro Glu Le #u Pro Met Asn Glu Gln            900       #           905       #           910Phe Tyr Asn Ala Ile Lys Arg Gly Tyr Arg Me #t Ala Gln Pro Ala His        915           #       920           #       925Ala Ser Asp Glu Ile Tyr Glu Ile Met Gln Ly #s Cys Trp Glu Glu Lys    930               #   935               #   940Phe Glu Ile Arg Pro Pro Phe Ser Gln Leu Va #l Leu Leu Leu Glu Arg945                 9 #50                 9 #55                 9 #60Leu Leu Gly Glu Gly Tyr Lys Lys Lys Tyr Gl #n Gln Val Asp Glu Glu                965   #               970   #               975Phe Leu Arg Ser Asp His Pro Ala Ile Leu Ar #g Ser Gln Ala Arg Leu            980       #           985       #           990Pro Gly Phe His Gly Leu Arg Ser Pro Leu As #p Thr Ser Ser Val Leu        995           #      1000            #     1005Tyr Thr Ala Val Gln Pro Asn Glu Gly Asp As #n Asp Tyr Ile Ile Pro   1010               #  1015                # 1020Leu Pro Asp Pro Lys Pro Glu Val Ala Asp Gl #u Gly Pro Leu Glu Gly1025               1030  #               1035   #              1040Ser Pro Ser Leu Ala Ser Ser Thr Leu Asn Gl #u Val Asn Thr Ser Ser               1045   #              1050    #             1055Thr Ile Ser Cys Asp Ser Pro Leu Glu Pro Gl #n Asp Glu Pro Glu Pro           1060       #          1065        #         1070Glu Pro Gln Leu Glu Leu Gln Val Glu Pro Gl #u Pro Glu Leu Glu Gln       1075           #      1080            #     1085Leu Pro Asp Ser Gly Cys Pro Ala Pro Arg Al #a Glu Ala Glu Asp Ser   1090               #  1095                # 1100 Phe Leu 1105<210> SEQ ID NO 17 <211> LENGTH: 3321 <212> TYPE: DNA<213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS<222> LOCATION: (1)..(3318) <400> SEQUENCE: 17atg cgg ctt ccg ggt gcg atg cca gct ctg gc#c ctc aaa ggc gag ctg       48Met Arg Leu Pro Gly Ala Met Pro Ala Leu Al #a Leu Lys Gly Glu Leu  1               5  #                 10  #                 15ctg ttg ctg tct ctc ctg tta ctt ctg gaa cc#a cag atc tct cag ggc       96Leu Leu Leu Ser Leu Leu Leu Leu Leu Glu Pr #o Gln Ile Ser Gln Gly             20      #             25      #             30ctg gtc gtc aca ccc ccg ggg cca gag ctt gt#c ctc aat gtc tcc agc      144Leu Val Val Thr Pro Pro Gly Pro Glu Leu Va #l Leu Asn Val Ser Ser         35          #         40          #         45acc ttc gtt ctg acc tgc tcg ggt tca gct cc#g gtg gtg tgg gaa cgg      192Thr Phe Val Leu Thr Cys Ser Gly Ser Ala Pr #o Val Val Trp Glu Arg     50              #     55              #     60atg tcc cag gag ccc cca cag gaa atg gcc aa#g gcc cag gat ggc acc      240Met Ser Gln Glu Pro Pro Gln Glu Met Ala Ly #s Ala Gln Asp Gly Thr 65                  # 70                  # 75                  # 80ttc tcc agc gtg ctc aca ctg acc aac ctc ac#t ggg cta gac acg gga      288Phe Ser Ser Val Leu Thr Leu Thr Asn Leu Th #r Gly Leu Asp Thr Gly                 85  #                 90  #                 95gaa tac ttt tgc acc cac aat gac tcc cgt gg#a ctg gag acc gat gag      336Glu Tyr Phe Cys Thr His Asn Asp Ser Arg Gl #y Leu Glu Thr Asp Glu            100       #           105       #           110cgg aaa cgg ctc tac atc ttt gtg cca gat cc#c acc gtg ggc ttc ctc      384Arg Lys Arg Leu Tyr Ile Phe Val Pro Asp Pr #o Thr Val Gly Phe Leu        115           #       120           #       125cct aat gat gcc gag gaa cta ttc atc ttt ct#c acg gaa ata act gag      432Pro Asn Asp Ala Glu Glu Leu Phe Ile Phe Le #u Thr Glu Ile Thr Glu    130               #   135               #   140atc acc att cca tgc cga gta aca gac cca ca#g ctg gtg gtg aca ctg      480Ile Thr Ile Pro Cys Arg Val Thr Asp Pro Gl #n Leu Val Val Thr Leu145                 1 #50                 1 #55                 1 #60cac gag aag aaa ggg gac gtt gca ctg cct gt#c ccc tat gat cac caa      528His Glu Lys Lys Gly Asp Val Ala Leu Pro Va #l Pro Tyr Asp His Gln                165   #               170   #               175cgt ggc ttt tct ggt atc ttt gag gac aga ag#c tac atc tgc aaa acc      576Arg Gly Phe Ser Gly Ile Phe Glu Asp Arg Se #r Tyr Ile Cys Lys Thr            180       #           185       #           190acc att ggg gac agg gag gtg gat tct gat gc#c tac tat gtc tac aga      624Thr Ile Gly Asp Arg Glu Val Asp Ser Asp Al #a Tyr Tyr Val Tyr Arg        195           #       200           #       205ctc cag gtg tca tcc atc aac gtc tct gtg aa#c gca gtg cag act gtg      672Leu Gln Val Ser Ser Ile Asn Val Ser Val As #n Ala Val Gln Thr Val    210               #   215               #   220gtc cgc cag ggt gag aac atc acc ctc atg tg#c att gtg atc ggg aat      720Val Arg Gln Gly Glu Asn Ile Thr Leu Met Cy #s Ile Val Ile Gly Asn225                 2 #30                 2 #35                 2 #40gag gtg gtc aac ttc gag tgg aca tac ccc cg#c aaa gaa agt ggg cgg      768Glu Val Val Asn Phe Glu Trp Thr Tyr Pro Ar #g Lys Glu Ser Gly Arg                245   #               250   #               255ctg gtg gag ccg gtg act gac ttc ctc ttg ga#t atg cct tac cac atc      816Leu Val Glu Pro Val Thr Asp Phe Leu Leu As #p Met Pro Tyr His Ile            260       #           265       #           270cgc tcc atc ctg cac atc ccc agt gcc gag tt#a gaa gac tcg ggg acc      864Arg Ser Ile Leu His Ile Pro Ser Ala Glu Le #u Glu Asp Ser Gly Thr        275           #       280           #       285tac acc tgc aat gtg acg gag agt gtg aat ga#c cat cag gat gaa aag      912Tyr Thr Cys Asn Val Thr Glu Ser Val Asn As #p His Gln Asp Glu Lys    290               #   295               #   300gcc atc aac atc acc gtg gtt gag agc ggc ta#c gtg cgg ctc ctg gga      960Ala Ile Asn Ile Thr Val Val Glu Ser Gly Ty #r Val Arg Leu Leu Gly305                 3 #10                 3 #15                 3 #20gag gtg ggc aca cta caa ttt gct gag ctg ca#t cgg agc cgg aca ctg     1008Glu Val Gly Thr Leu Gln Phe Ala Glu Leu Hi #s Arg Ser Arg Thr Leu                325   #               330   #               335cag gta gtg ttc gag gcc tac cca ccg ccc ac#t gtc ctg tgg ttc aaa     1056Gln Val Val Phe Glu Ala Tyr Pro Pro Pro Th #r Val Leu Trp Phe Lys            340       #           345       #           350gac aac cgc acc ctg ggc gac tcc agc gct gg#c gaa atc gcc ctg tcc     1104Asp Asn Arg Thr Leu Gly Asp Ser Ser Ala Gl #y Glu Ile Ala Leu Ser        355           #       360           #       365acg cgc aac gtg tcg gag acc cgg tat gtg tc#a gag ctg aca ctg gtt     1152Thr Arg Asn Val Ser Glu Thr Arg Tyr Val Se #r Glu Leu Thr Leu Val    370               #   375               #   380cgc gtg aag gtg gca gag gct ggc cac tac ac#c atg cgg gcc ttc cat     1200Arg Val Lys Val Ala Glu Ala Gly His Tyr Th #r Met Arg Ala Phe His385                 3 #90                 3 #95                 4 #00gag gat gct gag gtc cag ctc tcc ttc cag ct#a cag atc aat gtc cct     1248Glu Asp Ala Glu Val Gln Leu Ser Phe Gln Le #u Gln Ile Asn Val Pro                405   #               410   #               415gtc cga gtg ctg gag cta agt gag agc cac cc#t gac agt ggg gaa cag     1296Val Arg Val Leu Glu Leu Ser Glu Ser His Pr #o Asp Ser Gly Glu Gln            420       #           425       #           430aca gtc cgc tgt cgt ggc cgg ggc atg ccc ca#g ccg aac atc atc tgg     1344Thr Val Arg Cys Arg Gly Arg Gly Met Pro Gl #n Pro Asn Ile Ile Trp        435           #       440           #       445tct gcc tgc aga gac ctc aaa agg tgt cca cg#t gag ctg ccg ccc acg     1392Ser Ala Cys Arg Asp Leu Lys Arg Cys Pro Ar #g Glu Leu Pro Pro Thr    450               #   455               #   460ctg ctg ggg aac agt tcc gaa gag gag agc ca#g ctg gag act aac gtg     1440Leu Leu Gly Asn Ser Ser Glu Glu Glu Ser Gl #n Leu Glu Thr Asn Val465                 4 #70                 4 #75                 4 #80acg tac tgg gag gag gag cag gag ttt gag gt#g gtg agc aca ctg cgt     1488Thr Tyr Trp Glu Glu Glu Gln Glu Phe Glu Va #l Val Ser Thr Leu Arg                485   #               490   #               495ctg cag cac gtg gat cgg cca ctg tcg gtg cg#c tgc acg ctg cgc aac     1536Leu Gln His Val Asp Arg Pro Leu Ser Val Ar #g Cys Thr Leu Arg Asn            500       #           505       #           510gct gtg ggc cag gac acg cag gag gtc atc gt#g gtg cca cac tcc ttg     1584Ala Val Gly Gln Asp Thr Gln Glu Val Ile Va #l Val Pro His Ser Leu        515           #       520           #       525ccc ttt aag gtg gtg gtg atc tca gcc atc ct#g gcc ctg gtg gtg ctc     1632Pro Phe Lys Val Val Val Ile Ser Ala Ile Le #u Ala Leu Val Val Leu    530               #   535               #   540acc atc atc tcc ctt atc atc ctc atc atg ct#t tgg cag aag aag cca     1680Thr Ile Ile Ser Leu Ile Ile Leu Ile Met Le #u Trp Gln Lys Lys Pro545                 5 #50                 5 #55                 5 #60cgt tac gag atc cga tgg aag gtg att gag tc#t gtg agc tct gac ggc     1728Arg Tyr Glu Ile Arg Trp Lys Val Ile Glu Se #r Val Ser Ser Asp Gly                565   #               570   #               575cat gag tac atc tac gtg gac ccc atg cag ct#g ccc tat gac tcc acg     1776His Glu Tyr Ile Tyr Val Asp Pro Met Gln Le #u Pro Tyr Asp Ser Thr            580       #           585       #           590tgg gag ctg ccg cgg gac cag ctt gtg ctg gg#a cgc acc ctc ggc tct     1824Trp Glu Leu Pro Arg Asp Gln Leu Val Leu Gl #y Arg Thr Leu Gly Ser        595           #       600           #       605ggg gcc ttt ggg cag gtg gtg gag gcc acg gc#t cat ggc ctg agc cat     1872Gly Ala Phe Gly Gln Val Val Glu Ala Thr Al #a His Gly Leu Ser His    610               #   615               #   620tct cag gcc acg atg aaa gtg gcc gtc aag at#g ctt aaa tcc aca gcc     1920Ser Gln Ala Thr Met Lys Val Ala Val Lys Me #t Leu Lys Ser Thr Ala625                 6 #30                 6 #35                 6 #40cgc agc agt gag aag caa gcc ctt atg tcg ga#g ctg aag atc atg agt     1968Arg Ser Ser Glu Lys Gln Ala Leu Met Ser Gl #u Leu Lys Ile Met Ser                645   #               650   #               655cac ctt ggg ccc cac ctg aac gtg gtc aac ct#g ttg ggg gcc tgc atg     2016His Leu Gly Pro His Leu Asn Val Val Asn Le #u Leu Gly Ala Cys Met            660       #           665       #           670aaa gga gga ccc atc tat atc atc act gag ta#c tgc cgc tac gga gac     2064Lys Gly Gly Pro Ile Tyr Ile Ile Thr Glu Ty #r Cys Arg Tyr Gly Asp        675           #       680           #       685ctg gtg gac tac ctg cac cgc aac aaa cac ac#c ttc ctg cag cac cac     2112Leu Val Asp Tyr Leu His Arg Asn Lys His Th #r Phe Leu Gln His His    690               #   695               #   700tcc gac aag cgc cgc ccg ccc agc gcg gag ct#c tac agc aat gct ctg     2160Ser Asp Lys Arg Arg Pro Pro Ser Ala Glu Le #u Tyr Ser Asn Ala Leu705                 7 #10                 7 #15                 7 #20ccc gtt ggg ctc ccc ctg ccc agc cat gtg tc#c ttg acc ggg gag agc     2208Pro Val Gly Leu Pro Leu Pro Ser His Val Se #r Leu Thr Gly Glu Ser                725   #               730   #               735gac ggt ggc tac atg gac atg agc aag gac ga#g tcg gtg gac tat gtg     2256Asp Gly Gly Tyr Met Asp Met Ser Lys Asp Gl #u Ser Val Asp Tyr Val            740       #           745       #           750ccc atg ctg gac atg aaa gga gac gtc aaa ta#t gca gac atc gag tcc     2304Pro Met Leu Asp Met Lys Gly Asp Val Lys Ty #r Ala Asp Ile Glu Ser        755           #       760           #       765tcc aac tac atg gcc cct tac gat aac tac gt#t ccc tct gcc cct gag     2352Ser Asn Tyr Met Ala Pro Tyr Asp Asn Tyr Va #l Pro Ser Ala Pro Glu    770               #   775               #   780agg acc tgc cga gca act ttg atc aac gag tc#t cca gtg cta agc tac     2400Arg Thr Cys Arg Ala Thr Leu Ile Asn Glu Se #r Pro Val Leu Ser Tyr785                 7 #90                 7 #95                 8 #00atg gac ctc gtg ggc ttc agc tac cag gtg gc#c aat ggc atg gag ttt     2448Met Asp Leu Val Gly Phe Ser Tyr Gln Val Al #a Asn Gly Met Glu Phe                805   #               810   #               815ctg gcc tcc aag aac tgc gtc cac aga gac ct#g gcg gct agg aac gtg     2496Leu Ala Ser Lys Asn Cys Val His Arg Asp Le #u Ala Ala Arg Asn Val            820       #           825       #           830ctc atc tgt gaa ggc aag ctg gtc aag atc tg#t gac ttt ggc ctg gct     2544Leu Ile Cys Glu Gly Lys Leu Val Lys Ile Cy #s Asp Phe Gly Leu Ala        835           #       840           #       845cga gac atc atg cgg gac tcg aat tac atc tc#c aaa ggc agc acc ttt     2592Arg Asp Ile Met Arg Asp Ser Asn Tyr Ile Se #r Lys Gly Ser Thr Phe    850               #   855               #   860ttg cct tta aag tgg atg gct ccg gag agc at#c ttc aac agc ctc tac     2640Leu Pro Leu Lys Trp Met Ala Pro Glu Ser Il #e Phe Asn Ser Leu Tyr865                 8 #70                 8 #75                 8 #80acc acc ctg agc gac gtg tgg tcc ttc ggg at#c ctg ctc tgg gag atc     2688Thr Thr Leu Ser Asp Val Trp Ser Phe Gly Il #e Leu Leu Trp Glu Ile                885   #               890   #               895ttc acc ttg ggt ggc acc cct tac cca gag ct#g ccc atg aac gag cag     2736Phe Thr Leu Gly Gly Thr Pro Tyr Pro Glu Le #u Pro Met Asn Glu Gln            900       #           905       #           910ttc tac aat gcc atc aaa cgg ggt tac cgc at#g gcc cag cct gcc cat     2784Phe Tyr Asn Ala Ile Lys Arg Gly Tyr Arg Me #t Ala Gln Pro Ala His        915           #       920           #       925gcc tcc gac gag atc tat gag atc atg cag aa#g tgc tgg gaa gag aag     2832Ala Ser Asp Glu Ile Tyr Glu Ile Met Gln Ly #s Cys Trp Glu Glu Lys    930               #   935               #   940ttt gag att cgg ccc ccc ttc tcc cag ctg gt#g ctg ctt ctc gag aga     2880Phe Glu Ile Arg Pro Pro Phe Ser Gln Leu Va #l Leu Leu Leu Glu Arg945                 9 #50                 9 #55                 9 #60ctg ttg ggc gaa ggt tac aaa aag aag tac ca#g cag gtg gat gag gag     2928Leu Leu Gly Glu Gly Tyr Lys Lys Lys Tyr Gl #n Gln Val Asp Glu Glu                965   #               970   #               975ttt ctg agg agt gac cac cca gcc atc ctt cg#g tcc cag gcc cgc ttg     2976Phe Leu Arg Ser Asp His Pro Ala Ile Leu Ar #g Ser Gln Ala Arg Leu            980       #           985       #           990cct ggg ttc cat ggc ctc cga tct ccc ctg ga#c acc agc tcc gtc ctc     3024Pro Gly Phe His Gly Leu Arg Ser Pro Leu As #p Thr Ser Ser Val Leu        995           #      1000            #     1005tat act gcc gtg cag ccc aat gag ggt gac aa#c gac tat atc atc ccc     3072Tyr Thr Ala Val Gln Pro Asn Glu Gly Asp As #n Asp Tyr Ile Ile Pro   1010               #  1015                # 1020ctg cct gac ccc aaa ccc gag gtt gct gac ga#g ggc cca ctg gag ggt     3120Leu Pro Asp Pro Lys Pro Glu Val Ala Asp Gl #u Gly Pro Leu Glu Gly1025               1030  #               1035   #              1040tcc ccc agc cta gcc agc tcc acc ctg aat ga#a gtc aac acc tcc tca     3168Ser Pro Ser Leu Ala Ser Ser Thr Leu Asn Gl #u Val Asn Thr Ser Ser               1045   #              1050    #             1055acc atc tcc tgt gac agc ccc ctg gag ccc ca#g gac gaa cca gag cca     3216Thr Ile Ser Cys Asp Ser Pro Leu Glu Pro Gl #n Asp Glu Pro Glu Pro           1060       #          1065        #         1070gag ccc cag ctt gag ctc cag gtg gag ccg ga#g cca gag ctg gaa cag     3264Glu Pro Gln Leu Glu Leu Gln Val Glu Pro Gl #u Pro Glu Leu Glu Gln       1075           #      1080            #     1085ttg ccg gat tcg ggg tgc cct gcg cct cgg gc#g gaa gca gag gat agc     3312Leu Pro Asp Ser Gly Cys Pro Ala Pro Arg Al #a Glu Ala Glu Asp Ser   1090               #  1095                # 1100ttc ctg tag               #                   #                  #       3321 Phe Leu 1105 <210> SEQ ID NO 18 <211> LENGTH: 1106<212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <400> SEQUENCE: 18Met Arg Leu Pro Gly Ala Met Pro Ala Leu Al #a Leu Lys Gly Glu Leu  1               5  #                 10  #                 15Leu Leu Leu Ser Leu Leu Leu Leu Leu Glu Pr #o Gln Ile Ser Gln Gly             20      #             25      #             30Leu Val Val Thr Pro Pro Gly Pro Glu Leu Va #l Leu Asn Val Ser Ser         35          #         40          #         45Thr Phe Val Leu Thr Cys Ser Gly Ser Ala Pr #o Val Val Trp Glu Arg     50              #     55              #     60Met Ser Gln Glu Pro Pro Gln Glu Met Ala Ly #s Ala Gln Asp Gly Thr 65                  # 70                  # 75                  # 80Phe Ser Ser Val Leu Thr Leu Thr Asn Leu Th #r Gly Leu Asp Thr Gly                 85  #                 90  #                 95Glu Tyr Phe Cys Thr His Asn Asp Ser Arg Gl #y Leu Glu Thr Asp Glu            100       #           105       #           110Arg Lys Arg Leu Tyr Ile Phe Val Pro Asp Pr #o Thr Val Gly Phe Leu        115           #       120           #       125Pro Asn Asp Ala Glu Glu Leu Phe Ile Phe Le #u Thr Glu Ile Thr Glu    130               #   135               #   140Ile Thr Ile Pro Cys Arg Val Thr Asp Pro Gl #n Leu Val Val Thr Leu145                 1 #50                 1 #55                 1 #60His Glu Lys Lys Gly Asp Val Ala Leu Pro Va #l Pro Tyr Asp His Gln                165   #               170   #               175Arg Gly Phe Ser Gly Ile Phe Glu Asp Arg Se #r Tyr Ile Cys Lys Thr            180       #           185       #           190Thr Ile Gly Asp Arg Glu Val Asp Ser Asp Al #a Tyr Tyr Val Tyr Arg        195           #       200           #       205Leu Gln Val Ser Ser Ile Asn Val Ser Val As #n Ala Val Gln Thr Val    210               #   215               #   220Val Arg Gln Gly Glu Asn Ile Thr Leu Met Cy #s Ile Val Ile Gly Asn225                 2 #30                 2 #35                 2 #40Glu Val Val Asn Phe Glu Trp Thr Tyr Pro Ar #g Lys Glu Ser Gly Arg                245   #               250   #               255Leu Val Glu Pro Val Thr Asp Phe Leu Leu As #p Met Pro Tyr His Ile            260       #           265       #           270Arg Ser Ile Leu His Ile Pro Ser Ala Glu Le #u Glu Asp Ser Gly Thr        275           #       280           #       285Tyr Thr Cys Asn Val Thr Glu Ser Val Asn As #p His Gln Asp Glu Lys    290               #   295               #   300Ala Ile Asn Ile Thr Val Val Glu Ser Gly Ty #r Val Arg Leu Leu Gly305                 3 #10                 3 #15                 3 #20Glu Val Gly Thr Leu Gln Phe Ala Glu Leu Hi #s Arg Ser Arg Thr Leu                325   #               330   #               335Gln Val Val Phe Glu Ala Tyr Pro Pro Pro Th #r Val Leu Trp Phe Lys            340       #           345       #           350Asp Asn Arg Thr Leu Gly Asp Ser Ser Ala Gl #y Glu Ile Ala Leu Ser        355           #       360           #       365Thr Arg Asn Val Ser Glu Thr Arg Tyr Val Se #r Glu Leu Thr Leu Val    370               #   375               #   380Arg Val Lys Val Ala Glu Ala Gly His Tyr Th #r Met Arg Ala Phe His385                 3 #90                 3 #95                 4 #00Glu Asp Ala Glu Val Gln Leu Ser Phe Gln Le #u Gln Ile Asn Val Pro                405   #               410   #               415Val Arg Val Leu Glu Leu Ser Glu Ser His Pr #o Asp Ser Gly Glu Gln            420       #           425       #           430Thr Val Arg Cys Arg Gly Arg Gly Met Pro Gl #n Pro Asn Ile Ile Trp        435           #       440           #       445Ser Ala Cys Arg Asp Leu Lys Arg Cys Pro Ar #g Glu Leu Pro Pro Thr    450               #   455               #   460Leu Leu Gly Asn Ser Ser Glu Glu Glu Ser Gl #n Leu Glu Thr Asn Val465                 4 #70                 4 #75                 4 #80Thr Tyr Trp Glu Glu Glu Gln Glu Phe Glu Va #l Val Ser Thr Leu Arg                485   #               490   #               495Leu Gln His Val Asp Arg Pro Leu Ser Val Ar #g Cys Thr Leu Arg Asn            500       #           505       #           510Ala Val Gly Gln Asp Thr Gln Glu Val Ile Va #l Val Pro His Ser Leu        515           #       520           #       525Pro Phe Lys Val Val Val Ile Ser Ala Ile Le #u Ala Leu Val Val Leu    530               #   535               #   540Thr Ile Ile Ser Leu Ile Ile Leu Ile Met Le #u Trp Gln Lys Lys Pro545                 5 #50                 5 #55                 5 #60Arg Tyr Glu Ile Arg Trp Lys Val Ile Glu Se #r Val Ser Ser Asp Gly                565   #               570   #               575His Glu Tyr Ile Tyr Val Asp Pro Met Gln Le #u Pro Tyr Asp Ser Thr            580       #           585       #           590Trp Glu Leu Pro Arg Asp Gln Leu Val Leu Gl #y Arg Thr Leu Gly Ser        595           #       600           #       605Gly Ala Phe Gly Gln Val Val Glu Ala Thr Al #a His Gly Leu Ser His    610               #   615               #   620Ser Gln Ala Thr Met Lys Val Ala Val Lys Me #t Leu Lys Ser Thr Ala625                 6 #30                 6 #35                 6 #40Arg Ser Ser Glu Lys Gln Ala Leu Met Ser Gl #u Leu Lys Ile Met Ser                645   #               650   #               655His Leu Gly Pro His Leu Asn Val Val Asn Le #u Leu Gly Ala Cys Met            660       #           665       #           670Lys Gly Gly Pro Ile Tyr Ile Ile Thr Glu Ty #r Cys Arg Tyr Gly Asp        675           #       680           #       685Leu Val Asp Tyr Leu His Arg Asn Lys His Th #r Phe Leu Gln His His    690               #   695               #   700Ser Asp Lys Arg Arg Pro Pro Ser Ala Glu Le #u Tyr Ser Asn Ala Leu705                 7 #10                 7 #15                 7 #20Pro Val Gly Leu Pro Leu Pro Ser His Val Se #r Leu Thr Gly Glu Ser                725   #               730   #               735Asp Gly Gly Tyr Met Asp Met Ser Lys Asp Gl #u Ser Val Asp Tyr Val            740       #           745       #           750Pro Met Leu Asp Met Lys Gly Asp Val Lys Ty #r Ala Asp Ile Glu Ser        755           #       760           #       765Ser Asn Tyr Met Ala Pro Tyr Asp Asn Tyr Va #l Pro Ser Ala Pro Glu    770               #   775               #   780Arg Thr Cys Arg Ala Thr Leu Ile Asn Glu Se #r Pro Val Leu Ser Tyr785                 7 #90                 7 #95                 8 #00Met Asp Leu Val Gly Phe Ser Tyr Gln Val Al #a Asn Gly Met Glu Phe                805   #               810   #               815Leu Ala Ser Lys Asn Cys Val His Arg Asp Le #u Ala Ala Arg Asn Val            820       #           825       #           830Leu Ile Cys Glu Gly Lys Leu Val Lys Ile Cy #s Asp Phe Gly Leu Ala        835           #       840           #       845Arg Asp Ile Met Arg Asp Ser Asn Tyr Ile Se #r Lys Gly Ser Thr Phe    850               #   855               #   860Leu Pro Leu Lys Trp Met Ala Pro Glu Ser Il #e Phe Asn Ser Leu Tyr865                 8 #70                 8 #75                 8 #80Thr Thr Leu Ser Asp Val Trp Ser Phe Gly Il #e Leu Leu Trp Glu Ile                885   #               890   #               895Phe Thr Leu Gly Gly Thr Pro Tyr Pro Glu Le #u Pro Met Asn Glu Gln            900       #           905       #           910Phe Tyr Asn Ala Ile Lys Arg Gly Tyr Arg Me #t Ala Gln Pro Ala His        915           #       920           #       925Ala Ser Asp Glu Ile Tyr Glu Ile Met Gln Ly #s Cys Trp Glu Glu Lys    930               #   935               #   940Phe Glu Ile Arg Pro Pro Phe Ser Gln Leu Va #l Leu Leu Leu Glu Arg945                 9 #50                 9 #55                 9 #60Leu Leu Gly Glu Gly Tyr Lys Lys Lys Tyr Gl #n Gln Val Asp Glu Glu                965   #               970   #               975Phe Leu Arg Ser Asp His Pro Ala Ile Leu Ar #g Ser Gln Ala Arg Leu            980       #           985       #           990Pro Gly Phe His Gly Leu Arg Ser Pro Leu As #p Thr Ser Ser Val Leu        995           #      1000            #     1005Tyr Thr Ala Val Gln Pro Asn Glu Gly Asp As #n Asp Tyr Ile Ile Pro   1010               #  1015                # 1020Leu Pro Asp Pro Lys Pro Glu Val Ala Asp Gl #u Gly Pro Leu Glu Gly1025               1030  #               1035   #              1040Ser Pro Ser Leu Ala Ser Ser Thr Leu Asn Gl #u Val Asn Thr Ser Ser               1045   #              1050    #             1055Thr Ile Ser Cys Asp Ser Pro Leu Glu Pro Gl #n Asp Glu Pro Glu Pro           1060       #          1065        #         1070Glu Pro Gln Leu Glu Leu Gln Val Glu Pro Gl #u Pro Glu Leu Glu Gln       1075           #      1080            #     1085Leu Pro Asp Ser Gly Cys Pro Ala Pro Arg Al #a Glu Ala Glu Asp Ser   1090               #  1095                # 1100 Phe Leu 1105<210> SEQ ID NO 19 <211> LENGTH: 3321 <212> TYPE: DNA<213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS<222> LOCATION: (1)..(3318) <400> SEQUENCE: 19atg cgg ctt ccg ggt gcg atg cca gct ctg gc#c ctc aaa ggc gag ctg       48Met Arg Leu Pro Gly Ala Met Pro Ala Leu Al #a Leu Lys Gly Glu Leu  1               5  #                 10  #                 15ctg ttg ctg tct ctc ctg tta ctt ctg gaa cc#a cag atc tct cag ggc       96Leu Leu Leu Ser Leu Leu Leu Leu Leu Glu Pr #o Gln Ile Ser Gln Gly             20      #             25      #             30ctg gtc gtc aca ccc ccg ggg cca gag ctt gt#c ctc aat gtc tcc agc      144Leu Val Val Thr Pro Pro Gly Pro Glu Leu Va #l Leu Asn Val Ser Ser         35          #         40          #         45acc ttc gtt ctg acc tgc tcg ggt tca gct cc#g gtg gtg tgg gaa cgg      192Thr Phe Val Leu Thr Cys Ser Gly Ser Ala Pr #o Val Val Trp Glu Arg     50              #     55              #     60atg tcc cag gag ccc cca cag gaa atg gcc aa#g gcc cag gat ggc acc      240Met Ser Gln Glu Pro Pro Gln Glu Met Ala Ly #s Ala Gln Asp Gly Thr 65                  # 70                  # 75                  # 80ttc tcc agc gtg ctc aca ctg acc aac ctc ac#t ggg cta gac acg gga      288Phe Ser Ser Val Leu Thr Leu Thr Asn Leu Th #r Gly Leu Asp Thr Gly                 85  #                 90  #                 95gaa tac ttt tgc acc cac aat gac tcc cgt gg#a ctg gag acc gat gag      336Glu Tyr Phe Cys Thr His Asn Asp Ser Arg Gl #y Leu Glu Thr Asp Glu            100       #           105       #           110cgg aaa cgg ctc tac atc ttt gtg cca gat cc#c acc gtg ggc ttc ctc      384Arg Lys Arg Leu Tyr Ile Phe Val Pro Asp Pr #o Thr Val Gly Phe Leu        115           #       120           #       125cct aat gat gcc gag gaa cta ttc atc ttt ct#c acg gaa ata act gag      432Pro Asn Asp Ala Glu Glu Leu Phe Ile Phe Le #u Thr Glu Ile Thr Glu    130               #   135               #   140atc acc att cca tgc cga gta aca gac cca ca#g ctg gtg gtg aca ctg      480Ile Thr Ile Pro Cys Arg Val Thr Asp Pro Gl #n Leu Val Val Thr Leu145                 1 #50                 1 #55                 1 #60cac gag aag aaa ggg gac gtt gca ctg cct gt#c ccc tat gat cac caa      528His Glu Lys Lys Gly Asp Val Ala Leu Pro Va #l Pro Tyr Asp His Gln                165   #               170   #               175cgt ggc ttt tct ggt atc ttt gag gac aga ag#c tac atc tgc aaa acc      576Arg Gly Phe Ser Gly Ile Phe Glu Asp Arg Se #r Tyr Ile Cys Lys Thr            180       #           185       #           190acc att ggg gac agg gag gtg gat tct gat gc#c tac tat gtc tac aga      624Thr Ile Gly Asp Arg Glu Val Asp Ser Asp Al #a Tyr Tyr Val Tyr Arg        195           #       200           #       205ctc cag gtg tca tcc atc aac gtc tct gtg aa#c gca gtg cag act gtg      672Leu Gln Val Ser Ser Ile Asn Val Ser Val As #n Ala Val Gln Thr Val    210               #   215               #   220gtc cgc cag ggt gag aac atc acc ctc atg tg#c att gtg atc ggg aat      720Val Arg Gln Gly Glu Asn Ile Thr Leu Met Cy #s Ile Val Ile Gly Asn225                 2 #30                 2 #35                 2 #40gag gtg gtc aac ttc gag tgg aca tac ccc cg#c aaa gaa agt ggg cgg      768Glu Val Val Asn Phe Glu Trp Thr Tyr Pro Ar #g Lys Glu Ser Gly Arg                245   #               250   #               255ctg gtg gag ccg gtg act gac ttc ctc ttg ga#t atg cct tac cac atc      816Leu Val Glu Pro Val Thr Asp Phe Leu Leu As #p Met Pro Tyr His Ile            260       #           265       #           270cgc tcc atc ctg cac atc ccc agt gcc gag tt#a gaa gac tcg ggg acc      864Arg Ser Ile Leu His Ile Pro Ser Ala Glu Le #u Glu Asp Ser Gly Thr        275           #       280           #       285tac acc tgc aat gtg acg gag agt gtg aat ga#c cat cag gat gaa aag      912Tyr Thr Cys Asn Val Thr Glu Ser Val Asn As #p His Gln Asp Glu Lys    290               #   295               #   300gcc atc aac atc acc gtg gtt gag agc ggc ta#c gtg cgg ctc ctg gga      960Ala Ile Asn Ile Thr Val Val Glu Ser Gly Ty #r Val Arg Leu Leu Gly305                 3 #10                 3 #15                 3 #20gag gtg ggc aca cta caa ttt gct gag ctg ca#t cgg agc cgg aca ctg     1008Glu Val Gly Thr Leu Gln Phe Ala Glu Leu Hi #s Arg Ser Arg Thr Leu                325   #               330   #               335cag gta gtg ttc gag gcc tac cca ccg ccc ac#t gtc ctg tgg ttc aaa     1056Gln Val Val Phe Glu Ala Tyr Pro Pro Pro Th #r Val Leu Trp Phe Lys            340       #           345       #           350gac aac cgc acc ctg ggc gac tcc agc gct gg#c gaa atc gcc ctg tcc     1104Asp Asn Arg Thr Leu Gly Asp Ser Ser Ala Gl #y Glu Ile Ala Leu Ser        355           #       360           #       365acg cgc aac gtg tcg gag acc cgg tat gtg tc#a gag ctg aca ctg gtt     1152Thr Arg Asn Val Ser Glu Thr Arg Tyr Val Se #r Glu Leu Thr Leu Val    370               #   375               #   380cgc gtg aag gtg gca gag gct ggc cac tac ac#c atg cgg gcc ttc cat     1200Arg Val Lys Val Ala Glu Ala Gly His Tyr Th #r Met Arg Ala Phe His385                 3 #90                 3 #95                 4 #00gag gat gct gag gtc cag ctc tcc ttc cag ct#a cag atc aat gtc cct     1248Glu Asp Ala Glu Val Gln Leu Ser Phe Gln Le #u Gln Ile Asn Val Pro                405   #               410   #               415gtc cga gtg ctg gag cta agt gag agc cac cc#t gac agt ggg gaa cag     1296Val Arg Val Leu Glu Leu Ser Glu Ser His Pr #o Asp Ser Gly Glu Gln            420       #           425       #           430aca gtc cgc tgt cgt ggc cgg ggc atg ccc ca#g ccg aac atc atc tgg     1344Thr Val Arg Cys Arg Gly Arg Gly Met Pro Gl #n Pro Asn Ile Ile Trp        435           #       440           #       445tct gcc tgc aga gac ctc aaa agg tgt cca cg#t gag ctg ccg ccc acg     1392Ser Ala Cys Arg Asp Leu Lys Arg Cys Pro Ar #g Glu Leu Pro Pro Thr    450               #   455               #   460ctg ctg ggg aac agt tcc gaa gag gag agc ca#g ctg gag act aac gtg     1440Leu Leu Gly Asn Ser Ser Glu Glu Glu Ser Gl #n Leu Glu Thr Asn Val465                 4 #70                 4 #75                 4 #80acg tac tgg gag gag gag cag gag ttt gag gt#g gtg agc aca ctg cgt     1488Thr Tyr Trp Glu Glu Glu Gln Glu Phe Glu Va #l Val Ser Thr Leu Arg                485   #               490   #               495ctg cag cac gtg gat cgg cca ctg tcg gtg cg#c tgc acg ctg cgc aac     1536Leu Gln His Val Asp Arg Pro Leu Ser Val Ar #g Cys Thr Leu Arg Asn            500       #           505       #           510gct gtg ggc cag gac acg cag gag gtc atc gt#g gtg cca cac tcc ttg     1584Ala Val Gly Gln Asp Thr Gln Glu Val Ile Va #l Val Pro His Ser Leu        515           #       520           #       525ccc ttt aag gtg gtg gtg atc tca gcc atc ct#g gcc ctg gtg gtg ctc     1632Pro Phe Lys Val Val Val Ile Ser Ala Ile Le #u Ala Leu Val Val Leu    530               #   535               #   540acc atc atc tcc ctt atc atc ctc atc atg ct#t tgg cag aag aag cca     1680Thr Ile Ile Ser Leu Ile Ile Leu Ile Met Le #u Trp Gln Lys Lys Pro545                 5 #50                 5 #55                 5 #60cgt tac gag atc cga tgg aag gtg att gag tc#t gtg agc tct gac ggc     1728Arg Tyr Glu Ile Arg Trp Lys Val Ile Glu Se #r Val Ser Ser Asp Gly                565   #               570   #               575cat gag tac atc tac gtg gac ccc atg cag ct#g ccc tat gac tcc acg     1776His Glu Tyr Ile Tyr Val Asp Pro Met Gln Le #u Pro Tyr Asp Ser Thr            580       #           585       #           590tgg gag ctg ccg cgg gac cag ctt gtg ctg gg#a cgc acc ctc ggc tct     1824Trp Glu Leu Pro Arg Asp Gln Leu Val Leu Gl #y Arg Thr Leu Gly Ser        595           #       600           #       605ggg gcc ttt ggg cag gtg gtg gag gcc acg gc#t cat ggc ctg agc cat     1872Gly Ala Phe Gly Gln Val Val Glu Ala Thr Al #a His Gly Leu Ser His    610               #   615               #   620tct cag gcc acg atg aaa gtg gcc gtc aag at#g ctt aaa tcc aca gcc     1920Ser Gln Ala Thr Met Lys Val Ala Val Lys Me #t Leu Lys Ser Thr Ala625                 6 #30                 6 #35                 6 #40cgc agc agt gag aag caa gcc ctt atg tcg ga#g ctg aag atc atg agt     1968Arg Ser Ser Glu Lys Gln Ala Leu Met Ser Gl #u Leu Lys Ile Met Ser                645   #               650   #               655cac ctt ggg ccc cac ctg aac gtg gtc aac ct#g ttg ggg gcc tgc acc     2016His Leu Gly Pro His Leu Asn Val Val Asn Le #u Leu Gly Ala Cys Thr            660       #           665       #           670aaa gga gga ccc atc tat atc atc act gag ta#c tgc cgc tac gga gac     2064Lys Gly Gly Pro Ile Tyr Ile Ile Thr Glu Ty #r Cys Arg Tyr Gly Asp        675           #       680           #       685ctg gtg gac tac ctg cac cgc aac aaa cac ac#c ttc ctg cag cac cac     2112Leu Val Asp Tyr Leu His Arg Asn Lys His Th #r Phe Leu Gln His His    690               #   695               #   700tcc gac aag cgc cgc ccg ccc agc gcg gag ct#c tac agc aat gct ctg     2160Ser Asp Lys Arg Arg Pro Pro Ser Ala Glu Le #u Tyr Ser Asn Ala Leu705                 7 #10                 7 #15                 7 #20ccc gtt ggg ctc ccc ctg ccc agc cat gtg tc#c ttg acc ggg gag agc     2208Pro Val Gly Leu Pro Leu Pro Ser His Val Se #r Leu Thr Gly Glu Ser                725   #               730   #               735gac ggt ggc tac atg gac atg agc aag gac ga#g tcg gtg gac tat gtg     2256Asp Gly Gly Tyr Met Asp Met Ser Lys Asp Gl #u Ser Val Asp Tyr Val            740       #           745       #           750ccc atg ctg gac atg aaa gga gac gtc aaa ta#t gca gac atc gag tcc     2304Pro Met Leu Asp Met Lys Gly Asp Val Lys Ty #r Ala Asp Ile Glu Ser        755           #       760           #       765tcc aac tac atg gcc cct tac gat aac tac gt#t ccc tct gcc cct gag     2352Ser Asn Tyr Met Ala Pro Tyr Asp Asn Tyr Va #l Pro Ser Ala Pro Glu    770               #   775               #   780agg acc tgc cga gca act ttg atc aac gag tc#t cca gtg cta agc tac     2400Arg Thr Cys Arg Ala Thr Leu Ile Asn Glu Se #r Pro Val Leu Ser Tyr785                 7 #90                 7 #95                 8 #00atg gac ctc gtg ggc ttc agc tac cag gtg gc#c aat ggc atg gag ttt     2448Met Asp Leu Val Gly Phe Ser Tyr Gln Val Al #a Asn Gly Met Glu Phe                805   #               810   #               815ctg gcc tcc aag aac tgc gtc cac aga aac ct#g gcg gct agg aac gtg     2496Leu Ala Ser Lys Asn Cys Val His Arg Asn Le #u Ala Ala Arg Asn Val            820       #           825       #           830ctc atc tgt gaa ggc aag ctg gtc aag atc tg#t gac ttt ggc ctg gct     2544Leu Ile Cys Glu Gly Lys Leu Val Lys Ile Cy #s Asp Phe Gly Leu Ala        835           #       840           #       845cga gac atc atg cgg gac tcg aat tac atc tc#c aaa ggc agc acc ttt     2592Arg Asp Ile Met Arg Asp Ser Asn Tyr Ile Se #r Lys Gly Ser Thr Phe    850               #   855               #   860ttg cct tta aag tgg atg gct ccg gag agc at#c ttc aac agc ctc tac     2640Leu Pro Leu Lys Trp Met Ala Pro Glu Ser Il #e Phe Asn Ser Leu Tyr865                 8 #70                 8 #75                 8 #80acc acc ctg agc gac gtg tgg tcc ttc ggg at#c ctg ctc tgg gag atc     2688Thr Thr Leu Ser Asp Val Trp Ser Phe Gly Il #e Leu Leu Trp Glu Ile                885   #               890   #               895ttc acc ttg ggt ggc acc cct tac cca gag ct#g ccc atg aac gag cag     2736Phe Thr Leu Gly Gly Thr Pro Tyr Pro Glu Le #u Pro Met Asn Glu Gln            900       #           905       #           910ttc tac aat gcc atc aaa cgg ggt tac cgc at#g gcc cag cct gcc cat     2784Phe Tyr Asn Ala Ile Lys Arg Gly Tyr Arg Me #t Ala Gln Pro Ala His        915           #       920           #       925gcc tcc gac gag atc tat gag atc atg cag aa#g tgc tgg gaa gag aag     2832Ala Ser Asp Glu Ile Tyr Glu Ile Met Gln Ly #s Cys Trp Glu Glu Lys    930               #   935               #   940ttt gag att cgg ccc ccc ttc tcc cag ctg gt#g ctg ctt ctc gag aga     2880Phe Glu Ile Arg Pro Pro Phe Ser Gln Leu Va #l Leu Leu Leu Glu Arg945                 9 #50                 9 #55                 9 #60ctg ttg ggc gaa ggt tac aaa aag aag tac ca#g cag gtg gat gag gag     2928Leu Leu Gly Glu Gly Tyr Lys Lys Lys Tyr Gl #n Gln Val Asp Glu Glu                965   #               970   #               975ttt ctg agg agt gac cac cca gcc atc ctt cg#g tcc cag gcc cgc ttg     2976Phe Leu Arg Ser Asp His Pro Ala Ile Leu Ar #g Ser Gln Ala Arg Leu            980       #           985       #           990cct ggg ttc cat ggc ctc cga tct ccc ctg ga#c acc agc tcc gtc ctc     3024Pro Gly Phe His Gly Leu Arg Ser Pro Leu As #p Thr Ser Ser Val Leu        995           #      1000            #     1005tat act gcc gtg cag ccc aat gag ggt gac aa#c gac tat atc atc ccc     3072Tyr Thr Ala Val Gln Pro Asn Glu Gly Asp As #n Asp Tyr Ile Ile Pro   1010               #  1015                # 1020ctg cct gac ccc aaa ccc gag gtt gct gac ga#g ggc cca ctg gag ggt     3120Leu Pro Asp Pro Lys Pro Glu Val Ala Asp Gl #u Gly Pro Leu Glu Gly1025               1030  #               1035   #              1040tcc ccc agc cta gcc agc tcc acc ctg aat ga#a gtc aac acc tcc tca     3168Ser Pro Ser Leu Ala Ser Ser Thr Leu Asn Gl #u Val Asn Thr Ser Ser               1045   #              1050    #             1055acc atc tcc tgt gac agc ccc ctg gag ccc ca#g gac gaa cca gag cca     3216Thr Ile Ser Cys Asp Ser Pro Leu Glu Pro Gl #n Asp Glu Pro Glu Pro           1060       #          1065        #         1070gag ccc cag ctt gag ctc cag gtg gag ccg ga#g cca gag ctg gaa cag     3264Glu Pro Gln Leu Glu Leu Gln Val Glu Pro Gl #u Pro Glu Leu Glu Gln       1075           #      1080            #     1085ttg ccg gat tcg ggg tgc cct gcg cct cgg gc#g gaa gca gag gat agc     3312Leu Pro Asp Ser Gly Cys Pro Ala Pro Arg Al #a Glu Ala Glu Asp Ser   1090               #  1095                # 1100ttc ctg tag               #                   #                  #       3321 Phe Leu 1105 <210> SEQ ID NO 20 <211> LENGTH: 1106<212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <400> SEQUENCE: 20Met Arg Leu Pro Gly Ala Met Pro Ala Leu Al #a Leu Lys Gly Glu Leu  1               5  #                 10  #                 15Leu Leu Leu Ser Leu Leu Leu Leu Leu Glu Pr #o Gln Ile Ser Gln Gly             20      #             25      #             30Leu Val Val Thr Pro Pro Gly Pro Glu Leu Va #l Leu Asn Val Ser Ser         35          #         40          #         45Thr Phe Val Leu Thr Cys Ser Gly Ser Ala Pr #o Val Val Trp Glu Arg     50              #     55              #     60Met Ser Gln Glu Pro Pro Gln Glu Met Ala Ly #s Ala Gln Asp Gly Thr 65                  # 70                  # 75                  # 80Phe Ser Ser Val Leu Thr Leu Thr Asn Leu Th #r Gly Leu Asp Thr Gly                 85  #                 90  #                 95Glu Tyr Phe Cys Thr His Asn Asp Ser Arg Gl #y Leu Glu Thr Asp Glu            100       #           105       #           110Arg Lys Arg Leu Tyr Ile Phe Val Pro Asp Pr #o Thr Val Gly Phe Leu        115           #       120           #       125Pro Asn Asp Ala Glu Glu Leu Phe Ile Phe Le #u Thr Glu Ile Thr Glu    130               #   135               #   140Ile Thr Ile Pro Cys Arg Val Thr Asp Pro Gl #n Leu Val Val Thr Leu145                 1 #50                 1 #55                 1 #60His Glu Lys Lys Gly Asp Val Ala Leu Pro Va #l Pro Tyr Asp His Gln                165   #               170   #               175Arg Gly Phe Ser Gly Ile Phe Glu Asp Arg Se #r Tyr Ile Cys Lys Thr            180       #           185       #           190Thr Ile Gly Asp Arg Glu Val Asp Ser Asp Al #a Tyr Tyr Val Tyr Arg        195           #       200           #       205Leu Gln Val Ser Ser Ile Asn Val Ser Val As #n Ala Val Gln Thr Val    210               #   215               #   220Val Arg Gln Gly Glu Asn Ile Thr Leu Met Cy #s Ile Val Ile Gly Asn225                 2 #30                 2 #35                 2 #40Glu Val Val Asn Phe Glu Trp Thr Tyr Pro Ar #g Lys Glu Ser Gly Arg                245   #               250   #               255Leu Val Glu Pro Val Thr Asp Phe Leu Leu As #p Met Pro Tyr His Ile            260       #           265       #           270Arg Ser Ile Leu His Ile Pro Ser Ala Glu Le #u Glu Asp Ser Gly Thr        275           #       280           #       285Tyr Thr Cys Asn Val Thr Glu Ser Val Asn As #p His Gln Asp Glu Lys    290               #   295               #   300Ala Ile Asn Ile Thr Val Val Glu Ser Gly Ty #r Val Arg Leu Leu Gly305                 3 #10                 3 #15                 3 #20Glu Val Gly Thr Leu Gln Phe Ala Glu Leu Hi #s Arg Ser Arg Thr Leu                325   #               330   #               335Gln Val Val Phe Glu Ala Tyr Pro Pro Pro Th #r Val Leu Trp Phe Lys            340       #           345       #           350Asp Asn Arg Thr Leu Gly Asp Ser Ser Ala Gl #y Glu Ile Ala Leu Ser        355           #       360           #       365Thr Arg Asn Val Ser Glu Thr Arg Tyr Val Se #r Glu Leu Thr Leu Val    370               #   375               #   380Arg Val Lys Val Ala Glu Ala Gly His Tyr Th #r Met Arg Ala Phe His385                 3 #90                 3 #95                 4 #00Glu Asp Ala Glu Val Gln Leu Ser Phe Gln Le #u Gln Ile Asn Val Pro                405   #               410   #               415Val Arg Val Leu Glu Leu Ser Glu Ser His Pr #o Asp Ser Gly Glu Gln            420       #           425       #           430Thr Val Arg Cys Arg Gly Arg Gly Met Pro Gl #n Pro Asn Ile Ile Trp        435           #       440           #       445Ser Ala Cys Arg Asp Leu Lys Arg Cys Pro Ar #g Glu Leu Pro Pro Thr    450               #   455               #   460Leu Leu Gly Asn Ser Ser Glu Glu Glu Ser Gl #n Leu Glu Thr Asn Val465                 4 #70                 4 #75                 4 #80Thr Tyr Trp Glu Glu Glu Gln Glu Phe Glu Va #l Val Ser Thr Leu Arg                485   #               490   #               495Leu Gln His Val Asp Arg Pro Leu Ser Val Ar #g Cys Thr Leu Arg Asn            500       #           505       #           510Ala Val Gly Gln Asp Thr Gln Glu Val Ile Va #l Val Pro His Ser Leu        515           #       520           #       525Pro Phe Lys Val Val Val Ile Ser Ala Ile Le #u Ala Leu Val Val Leu    530               #   535               #   540Thr Ile Ile Ser Leu Ile Ile Leu Ile Met Le #u Trp Gln Lys Lys Pro545                 5 #50                 5 #55                 5 #60Arg Tyr Glu Ile Arg Trp Lys Val Ile Glu Se #r Val Ser Ser Asp Gly                565   #               570   #               575His Glu Tyr Ile Tyr Val Asp Pro Met Gln Le #u Pro Tyr Asp Ser Thr            580       #           585       #           590Trp Glu Leu Pro Arg Asp Gln Leu Val Leu Gl #y Arg Thr Leu Gly Ser        595           #       600           #       605Gly Ala Phe Gly Gln Val Val Glu Ala Thr Al #a His Gly Leu Ser His    610               #   615               #   620Ser Gln Ala Thr Met Lys Val Ala Val Lys Me #t Leu Lys Ser Thr Ala625                 6 #30                 6 #35                 6 #40Arg Ser Ser Glu Lys Gln Ala Leu Met Ser Gl #u Leu Lys Ile Met Ser                645   #               650   #               655His Leu Gly Pro His Leu Asn Val Val Asn Le #u Leu Gly Ala Cys Thr            660       #           665       #           670Lys Gly Gly Pro Ile Tyr Ile Ile Thr Glu Ty #r Cys Arg Tyr Gly Asp        675           #       680           #       685Leu Val Asp Tyr Leu His Arg Asn Lys His Th #r Phe Leu Gln His His    690               #   695               #   700Ser Asp Lys Arg Arg Pro Pro Ser Ala Glu Le #u Tyr Ser Asn Ala Leu705                 7 #10                 7 #15                 7 #20Pro Val Gly Leu Pro Leu Pro Ser His Val Se #r Leu Thr Gly Glu Ser                725   #               730   #               735Asp Gly Gly Tyr Met Asp Met Ser Lys Asp Gl #u Ser Val Asp Tyr Val            740       #           745       #           750Pro Met Leu Asp Met Lys Gly Asp Val Lys Ty #r Ala Asp Ile Glu Ser        755           #       760           #       765Ser Asn Tyr Met Ala Pro Tyr Asp Asn Tyr Va #l Pro Ser Ala Pro Glu    770               #   775               #   780Arg Thr Cys Arg Ala Thr Leu Ile Asn Glu Se #r Pro Val Leu Ser Tyr785                 7 #90                 7 #95                 8 #00Met Asp Leu Val Gly Phe Ser Tyr Gln Val Al #a Asn Gly Met Glu Phe                805   #               810   #               815Leu Ala Ser Lys Asn Cys Val His Arg Asn Le #u Ala Ala Arg Asn Val            820       #           825       #           830Leu Ile Cys Glu Gly Lys Leu Val Lys Ile Cy #s Asp Phe Gly Leu Ala        835           #       840           #       845Arg Asp Ile Met Arg Asp Ser Asn Tyr Ile Se #r Lys Gly Ser Thr Phe    850               #   855               #   860Leu Pro Leu Lys Trp Met Ala Pro Glu Ser Il #e Phe Asn Ser Leu Tyr865                 8 #70                 8 #75                 8 #80Thr Thr Leu Ser Asp Val Trp Ser Phe Gly Il #e Leu Leu Trp Glu Ile                885   #               890   #               895Phe Thr Leu Gly Gly Thr Pro Tyr Pro Glu Le #u Pro Met Asn Glu Gln            900       #           905       #           910Phe Tyr Asn Ala Ile Lys Arg Gly Tyr Arg Me #t Ala Gln Pro Ala His        915           #       920           #       925Ala Ser Asp Glu Ile Tyr Glu Ile Met Gln Ly #s Cys Trp Glu Glu Lys    930               #   935               #   940Phe Glu Ile Arg Pro Pro Phe Ser Gln Leu Va #l Leu Leu Leu Glu Arg945                 9 #50                 9 #55                 9 #60Leu Leu Gly Glu Gly Tyr Lys Lys Lys Tyr Gl #n Gln Val Asp Glu Glu                965   #               970   #               975Phe Leu Arg Ser Asp His Pro Ala Ile Leu Ar #g Ser Gln Ala Arg Leu            980       #           985       #           990Pro Gly Phe His Gly Leu Arg Ser Pro Leu As #p Thr Ser Ser Val Leu        995           #      1000            #     1005Tyr Thr Ala Val Gln Pro Asn Glu Gly Asp As #n Asp Tyr Ile Ile Pro   1010               #  1015                # 1020Leu Pro Asp Pro Lys Pro Glu Val Ala Asp Gl #u Gly Pro Leu Glu Gly1025               1030  #               1035   #              1040Ser Pro Ser Leu Ala Ser Ser Thr Leu Asn Gl #u Val Asn Thr Ser Ser               1045   #              1050    #             1055Thr Ile Ser Cys Asp Ser Pro Leu Glu Pro Gl #n Asp Glu Pro Glu Pro           1060       #          1065        #         1070Glu Pro Gln Leu Glu Leu Gln Val Glu Pro Gl #u Pro Glu Leu Glu Gln       1075           #      1080            #     1085Leu Pro Asp Ser Gly Cys Pro Ala Pro Arg Al #a Glu Ala Glu Asp Ser   1090               #  1095                # 1100 Phe Leu 1105<210> SEQ ID NO 21 <211> LENGTH: 3321 <212> TYPE: DNA<213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS<222> LOCATION: (1)..(3318) <400> SEQUENCE: 21atg cgg ctt ccg ggt gcg atg cca gct ctg gc#c ctc aaa ggc gag ctg       48Met Arg Leu Pro Gly Ala Met Pro Ala Leu Al #a Leu Lys Gly Glu Leu  1               5  #                 10  #                 15ctg ttg ctg tct ctc ctg tta ctt ctg gaa cc#a cag atc tct cag ggc       96Leu Leu Leu Ser Leu Leu Leu Leu Leu Glu Pr #o Gln Ile Ser Gln Gly             20      #             25      #             30ctg gtc gtc aca ccc ccg ggg cca gag ctt gt#c ctc aat gtc tcc agc      144Leu Val Val Thr Pro Pro Gly Pro Glu Leu Va #l Leu Asn Val Ser Ser         35          #         40          #         45acc ttc gtt ctg acc tgc tcg ggt tca gct cc#g gtg gtg tgg gaa cgg      192Thr Phe Val Leu Thr Cys Ser Gly Ser Ala Pr #o Val Val Trp Glu Arg     50              #     55              #     60atg tcc cag gag ccc cca cag gaa atg gcc aa#g gcc cag gat ggc acc      240Met Ser Gln Glu Pro Pro Gln Glu Met Ala Ly #s Ala Gln Asp Gly Thr 65                  # 70                  # 75                  # 80ttc tcc agc gtg ctc aca ctg acc aac ctc ac#t ggg cta gac acg gga      288Phe Ser Ser Val Leu Thr Leu Thr Asn Leu Th #r Gly Leu Asp Thr Gly                 85  #                 90  #                 95gaa tac ttt tgc acc cac aat gac tcc cgt gg#a ctg gag acc gat gag      336Glu Tyr Phe Cys Thr His Asn Asp Ser Arg Gl #y Leu Glu Thr Asp Glu            100       #           105       #           110cgg aaa cgg ctc tac atc ttt gtg cca gat cc#c acc gtg ggc ttc ctc      384Arg Lys Arg Leu Tyr Ile Phe Val Pro Asp Pr #o Thr Val Gly Phe Leu        115           #       120           #       125cct aat gat gcc gag gaa cta ttc atc ttt ct#c acg gaa ata act gag      432Pro Asn Asp Ala Glu Glu Leu Phe Ile Phe Le #u Thr Glu Ile Thr Glu    130               #   135               #   140atc acc att cca tgc cga gta aca gac cca ca#g ctg gtg gtg aca ctg      480Ile Thr Ile Pro Cys Arg Val Thr Asp Pro Gl #n Leu Val Val Thr Leu145                 1 #50                 1 #55                 1 #60cac gag aag aaa ggg gac gtt gca ctg cct gt#c ccc tat gat cac caa      528His Glu Lys Lys Gly Asp Val Ala Leu Pro Va #l Pro Tyr Asp His Gln                165   #               170   #               175cgt ggc ttt tct ggt atc ttt gag gac aga ag#c tac atc tgc aaa acc      576Arg Gly Phe Ser Gly Ile Phe Glu Asp Arg Se #r Tyr Ile Cys Lys Thr            180       #           185       #           190acc att ggg gac agg gag gtg gat tct gat gc#c tac tat gtc tac aga      624Thr Ile Gly Asp Arg Glu Val Asp Ser Asp Al #a Tyr Tyr Val Tyr Arg        195           #       200           #       205ctc cag gtg tca tcc atc aac gtc tct gtg aa#c gca gtg cag act gtg      672Leu Gln Val Ser Ser Ile Asn Val Ser Val As #n Ala Val Gln Thr Val    210               #   215               #   220gtc cgc cag ggt gag aac atc acc ctc atg tg#c att gtg atc ggg aat      720Val Arg Gln Gly Glu Asn Ile Thr Leu Met Cy #s Ile Val Ile Gly Asn225                 2 #30                 2 #35                 2 #40gag gtg gtc aac ttc gag tgg aca tac ccc cg#c aaa gaa agt ggg cgg      768Glu Val Val Asn Phe Glu Trp Thr Tyr Pro Ar #g Lys Glu Ser Gly Arg                245   #               250   #               255ctg gtg gag ccg gtg act gac ttc ctc ttg ga#t atg cct tac cac atc      816Leu Val Glu Pro Val Thr Asp Phe Leu Leu As #p Met Pro Tyr His Ile            260       #           265       #           270cgc tcc atc ctg cac atc ccc agt gcc gag tt#a gaa gac tcg ggg acc      864Arg Ser Ile Leu His Ile Pro Ser Ala Glu Le #u Glu Asp Ser Gly Thr        275           #       280           #       285tac acc tgc aat gtg acg gag agt gtg aat ga#c cat cag gat gaa aag      912Tyr Thr Cys Asn Val Thr Glu Ser Val Asn As #p His Gln Asp Glu Lys    290               #   295               #   300gcc atc aac atc acc gtg gtt gag agc ggc ta#c gtg cgg ctc ctg gga      960Ala Ile Asn Ile Thr Val Val Glu Ser Gly Ty #r Val Arg Leu Leu Gly305                 3 #10                 3 #15                 3 #20gag gtg ggc aca cta caa ttt gct gag ctg ca#t cgg agc cgg aca ctg     1008Glu Val Gly Thr Leu Gln Phe Ala Glu Leu Hi #s Arg Ser Arg Thr Leu                325   #               330   #               335cag gta gtg ttc gag gcc tac cca ccg ccc ac#t gtc ctg tgg ttc aaa     1056Gln Val Val Phe Glu Ala Tyr Pro Pro Pro Th #r Val Leu Trp Phe Lys            340       #           345       #           350gac aac cgc acc ctg ggc gac tcc agc gct gg#c gaa atc gcc ctg tcc     1104Asp Asn Arg Thr Leu Gly Asp Ser Ser Ala Gl #y Glu Ile Ala Leu Ser        355           #       360           #       365acg cgc aac gtg tcg gag acc cgg tat gtg tc#a gag ctg aca ctg gtt     1152Thr Arg Asn Val Ser Glu Thr Arg Tyr Val Se #r Glu Leu Thr Leu Val    370               #   375               #   380cgc gtg aag gtg gca gag gct ggc cac tac ac#c atg cgg gcc ttc cat     1200Arg Val Lys Val Ala Glu Ala Gly His Tyr Th #r Met Arg Ala Phe His385                 3 #90                 3 #95                 4 #00gag gat gct gag gtc cag ctc tcc ttc cag ct#a cag atc aat gtc cct     1248Glu Asp Ala Glu Val Gln Leu Ser Phe Gln Le #u Gln Ile Asn Val Pro                405   #               410   #               415gtc cga gtg ctg gag cta agt gag agc cac cc#t gac agt ggg gaa cag     1296Val Arg Val Leu Glu Leu Ser Glu Ser His Pr #o Asp Ser Gly Glu Gln            420       #           425       #           430aca gtc cgc tgt cgt ggc cgg ggc atg ccc ca#g ccg aac atc atc tgg     1344Thr Val Arg Cys Arg Gly Arg Gly Met Pro Gl #n Pro Asn Ile Ile Trp        435           #       440           #       445tct gcc tgc aga gac ctc aaa agg tgt cca cg#t gag ctg ccg ccc acg     1392Ser Ala Cys Arg Asp Leu Lys Arg Cys Pro Ar #g Glu Leu Pro Pro Thr    450               #   455               #   460ctg ctg ggg aac agt tcc gaa gag gag agc ca#g ctg gag act aac gtg     1440Leu Leu Gly Asn Ser Ser Glu Glu Glu Ser Gl #n Leu Glu Thr Asn Val465                 4 #70                 4 #75                 4 #80acg tac tgg gag gag gag cag gag ttt gag gt#g gtg agc aca ctg cgt     1488Thr Tyr Trp Glu Glu Glu Gln Glu Phe Glu Va #l Val Ser Thr Leu Arg                485   #               490   #               495ctg cag cac gtg gat cgg cca ctg tcg gtg cg#c tgc acg ctg cgc aac     1536Leu Gln His Val Asp Arg Pro Leu Ser Val Ar #g Cys Thr Leu Arg Asn            500       #           505       #           510gct gtg ggc cag gac acg cag gag gtc atc gt#g gtg cca cac tcc ttg     1584Ala Val Gly Gln Asp Thr Gln Glu Val Ile Va #l Val Pro His Ser Leu        515           #       520           #       525ccc ttt aag gtg gtg gtg atc tca gcc atc ct#g gcc ctg gtg gtg ctc     1632Pro Phe Lys Val Val Val Ile Ser Ala Ile Le #u Ala Leu Val Val Leu    530               #   535               #   540acc atc atc tcc ctt atc atc ctc atc atg ct#t tgg cag aag aag cca     1680Thr Ile Ile Ser Leu Ile Ile Leu Ile Met Le #u Trp Gln Lys Lys Pro545                 5 #50                 5 #55                 5 #60cgt tac gag atc cga tgg aag gtg att gag tc#t gtg agc tct gac ggc     1728Arg Tyr Glu Ile Arg Trp Lys Val Ile Glu Se #r Val Ser Ser Asp Gly                565   #               570   #               575cat gag tac atc tac gtg gac ccc atg cag ct#g ccc tat gac tcc acg     1776His Glu Tyr Ile Tyr Val Asp Pro Met Gln Le #u Pro Tyr Asp Ser Thr            580       #           585       #           590tgg gag ctg ccg cgg gac cag ctt gtg ctg gg#a cgc acc ctc ggc tct     1824Trp Glu Leu Pro Arg Asp Gln Leu Val Leu Gl #y Arg Thr Leu Gly Ser        595           #       600           #       605ggg gcc ttt ggg cag gtg gtg gag gcc acg gc#t cat ggc ctg agc cat     1872Gly Ala Phe Gly Gln Val Val Glu Ala Thr Al #a His Gly Leu Ser His    610               #   615               #   620tct cag gcc acg atg aaa gtg gcc gtc aag at#g ctt aaa tcc aca gcc     1920Ser Gln Ala Thr Met Lys Val Ala Val Lys Me #t Leu Lys Ser Thr Ala625                 6 #30                 6 #35                 6 #40cgc agc agt gag aag caa gcc ctt atg tcg ga#g ctg aag atc atg agt     1968Arg Ser Ser Glu Lys Gln Ala Leu Met Ser Gl #u Leu Lys Ile Met Ser                645   #               650   #               655cac ctt ggg ccc cac ctg aac gtg gtc aac ct#g ttg ggg gcc tgc acc     2016His Leu Gly Pro His Leu Asn Val Val Asn Le #u Leu Gly Ala Cys Thr            660       #           665       #           670aaa gga gga ccc atc tat atc atc act gag ta#c tgc cgc tac gga gac     2064Lys Gly Gly Pro Ile Tyr Ile Ile Thr Glu Ty #r Cys Arg Tyr Gly Asp        675           #       680           #       685ctg gtg gac tac ctg cac cgc aac aaa cac ac#c ttc ctg cag cac cac     2112Leu Val Asp Tyr Leu His Arg Asn Lys His Th #r Phe Leu Gln His His    690               #   695               #   700tcc gac aag cgc cgc ccg ccc agc gcg gag ct#c tac agc aat gct ctg     2160Ser Asp Lys Arg Arg Pro Pro Ser Ala Glu Le #u Tyr Ser Asn Ala Leu705                 7 #10                 7 #15                 7 #20ccc gtt ggg ctc ccc ctg ccc agc cat gtg tc#c ttg acc ggg gag agc     2208Pro Val Gly Leu Pro Leu Pro Ser His Val Se #r Leu Thr Gly Glu Ser                725   #               730   #               735gac ggt ggc tac atg gac atg agc aag gac ga#g tcg gtg gac tat gtg     2256Asp Gly Gly Tyr Met Asp Met Ser Lys Asp Gl #u Ser Val Asp Tyr Val            740       #           745       #           750ccc atg ctg gac atg aaa gga gac gtc aaa ta#t gca gac atc gag tcc     2304Pro Met Leu Asp Met Lys Gly Asp Val Lys Ty #r Ala Asp Ile Glu Ser        755           #       760           #       765tcc aac tac atg gcc cct tac gat aac tac gt#t ccc tct gcc cct gag     2352Ser Asn Tyr Met Ala Pro Tyr Asp Asn Tyr Va #l Pro Ser Ala Pro Glu    770               #   775               #   780agg acc tgc cga gca act ttg atc aac gag tc#t cca gtg cta agc tac     2400Arg Thr Cys Arg Ala Thr Leu Ile Asn Glu Se #r Pro Val Leu Ser Tyr785                 7 #90                 7 #95                 8 #00atg gac ctc gtg ggc ttc agc tac cag gtg gc#c aat ggc atg gag ttt     2448Met Asp Leu Val Gly Phe Ser Tyr Gln Val Al #a Asn Gly Met Glu Phe                805   #               810   #               815ctg gcc tcc aag aac tgc gtc cac aga gac ct#g gcg gct agg aac gtg     2496Leu Ala Ser Lys Asn Cys Val His Arg Asp Le #u Ala Ala Arg Asn Val            820       #           825       #           830ctc atc tgt gaa ggc aag ctg gtc aag atc tg#t gac ttt ggc ctg gct     2544Leu Ile Cys Glu Gly Lys Leu Val Lys Ile Cy #s Asp Phe Gly Leu Ala        835           #       840           #       845cga gac atc atg cgg gac tcg aat tac atc tc#c aaa ggc agc acc ttt     2592Arg Asp Ile Met Arg Asp Ser Asn Tyr Ile Se #r Lys Gly Ser Thr Phe    850               #   855               #   860ttg cct atg aag tgg atg gct ccg gag agc at#c ttc aac agc ctc tac     2640Leu Pro Met Lys Trp Met Ala Pro Glu Ser Il #e Phe Asn Ser Leu Tyr865                 8 #70                 8 #75                 8 #80acc acc ctg agc gac gtg tgg tcc ttc ggg at#c ctg ctc tgg gag atc     2688Thr Thr Leu Ser Asp Val Trp Ser Phe Gly Il #e Leu Leu Trp Glu Ile                885   #               890   #               895ttc acc ttg ggt ggc acc cct tac cca gag ct#g ccc atg aac gag cag     2736Phe Thr Leu Gly Gly Thr Pro Tyr Pro Glu Le #u Pro Met Asn Glu Gln            900       #           905       #           910ttc tac aat gcc atc aaa cgg ggt tac cgc at#g gcc cag cct gcc cat     2784Phe Tyr Asn Ala Ile Lys Arg Gly Tyr Arg Me #t Ala Gln Pro Ala His        915           #       920           #       925gcc tcc gac gag atc tat gag atc atg cag aa#g tgc tgg gaa gag aag     2832Ala Ser Asp Glu Ile Tyr Glu Ile Met Gln Ly #s Cys Trp Glu Glu Lys    930               #   935               #   940ttt gag att cgg ccc ccc ttc tcc cag ctg gt#g ctg ctt ctc gag aga     2880Phe Glu Ile Arg Pro Pro Phe Ser Gln Leu Va #l Leu Leu Leu Glu Arg945                 9 #50                 9 #55                 9 #60ctg ttg ggc gaa ggt tac aaa aag aag tac ca#g cag gtg gat gag gag     2928Leu Leu Gly Glu Gly Tyr Lys Lys Lys Tyr Gl #n Gln Val Asp Glu Glu                965   #               970   #               975ttt ctg agg agt gac cac cca gcc atc ctt cg#g tcc cag gcc cgc ttg     2976Phe Leu Arg Ser Asp His Pro Ala Ile Leu Ar #g Ser Gln Ala Arg Leu            980       #           985       #           990cct ggg ttc cat ggc ctc cga tct ccc ctg ga#c acc agc tcc gtc ctc     3024Pro Gly Phe His Gly Leu Arg Ser Pro Leu As #p Thr Ser Ser Val Leu        995           #      1000            #     1005tat act gcc gtg cag ccc aat gag ggt gac aa#c gac tat atc atc ccc     3072Tyr Thr Ala Val Gln Pro Asn Glu Gly Asp As #n Asp Tyr Ile Ile Pro   1010               #  1015                # 1020ctg cct gac ccc aaa ccc gag gtt gct gac ga#g ggc cca ctg gag ggt     3120Leu Pro Asp Pro Lys Pro Glu Val Ala Asp Gl #u Gly Pro Leu Glu Gly1025               1030  #               1035   #              1040tcc ccc agc cta gcc agc tcc acc ctg aat ga#a gtc aac acc tcc tca     3168Ser Pro Ser Leu Ala Ser Ser Thr Leu Asn Gl #u Val Asn Thr Ser Ser               1045   #              1050    #             1055acc atc tcc tgt gac agc ccc ctg gag ccc ca#g gac gaa cca gag cca     3216Thr Ile Ser Cys Asp Ser Pro Leu Glu Pro Gl #n Asp Glu Pro Glu Pro           1060       #          1065        #         1070gag ccc cag ctt gag ctc cag gtg gag ccg ga#g cca gag ctg gaa cag     3264Glu Pro Gln Leu Glu Leu Gln Val Glu Pro Gl #u Pro Glu Leu Glu Gln       1075           #      1080            #     1085ttg ccg gat tcg ggg tgc cct gcg cct cgg gc#g gaa gca gag gat agc     3312Leu Pro Asp Ser Gly Cys Pro Ala Pro Arg Al #a Glu Ala Glu Asp Ser   1090               #  1095                # 1100ttc ctg tag               #                   #                  #       3321 Phe Leu 1105 <210> SEQ ID NO 22 <211> LENGTH: 1106<212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <400> SEQUENCE: 22Met Arg Leu Pro Gly Ala Met Pro Ala Leu Al #a Leu Lys Gly Glu Leu  1               5  #                 10  #                 15Leu Leu Leu Ser Leu Leu Leu Leu Leu Glu Pr #o Gln Ile Ser Gln Gly             20      #             25      #             30Leu Val Val Thr Pro Pro Gly Pro Glu Leu Va #l Leu Asn Val Ser Ser         35          #         40          #         45Thr Phe Val Leu Thr Cys Ser Gly Ser Ala Pr #o Val Val Trp Glu Arg     50              #     55              #     60Met Ser Gln Glu Pro Pro Gln Glu Met Ala Ly #s Ala Gln Asp Gly Thr 65                  # 70                  # 75                  # 80Phe Ser Ser Val Leu Thr Leu Thr Asn Leu Th #r Gly Leu Asp Thr Gly                 85  #                 90  #                 95Glu Tyr Phe Cys Thr His Asn Asp Ser Arg Gl #y Leu Glu Thr Asp Glu            100       #           105       #           110Arg Lys Arg Leu Tyr Ile Phe Val Pro Asp Pr #o Thr Val Gly Phe Leu        115           #       120           #       125Pro Asn Asp Ala Glu Glu Leu Phe Ile Phe Le #u Thr Glu Ile Thr Glu    130               #   135               #   140Ile Thr Ile Pro Cys Arg Val Thr Asp Pro Gl #n Leu Val Val Thr Leu145                 1 #50                 1 #55                 1 #60His Glu Lys Lys Gly Asp Val Ala Leu Pro Va #l Pro Tyr Asp His Gln                165   #               170   #               175Arg Gly Phe Ser Gly Ile Phe Glu Asp Arg Se #r Tyr Ile Cys Lys Thr            180       #           185       #           190Thr Ile Gly Asp Arg Glu Val Asp Ser Asp Al #a Tyr Tyr Val Tyr Arg        195           #       200           #       205Leu Gln Val Ser Ser Ile Asn Val Ser Val As #n Ala Val Gln Thr Val    210               #   215               #   220Val Arg Gln Gly Glu Asn Ile Thr Leu Met Cy #s Ile Val Ile Gly Asn225                 2 #30                 2 #35                 2 #40Glu Val Val Asn Phe Glu Trp Thr Tyr Pro Ar #g Lys Glu Ser Gly Arg                245   #               250   #               255Leu Val Glu Pro Val Thr Asp Phe Leu Leu As #p Met Pro Tyr His Ile            260       #           265       #           270Arg Ser Ile Leu His Ile Pro Ser Ala Glu Le #u Glu Asp Ser Gly Thr        275           #       280           #       285Tyr Thr Cys Asn Val Thr Glu Ser Val Asn As #p His Gln Asp Glu Lys    290               #   295               #   300Ala Ile Asn Ile Thr Val Val Glu Ser Gly Ty #r Val Arg Leu Leu Gly305                 3 #10                 3 #15                 3 #20Glu Val Gly Thr Leu Gln Phe Ala Glu Leu Hi #s Arg Ser Arg Thr Leu                325   #               330   #               335Gln Val Val Phe Glu Ala Tyr Pro Pro Pro Th #r Val Leu Trp Phe Lys            340       #           345       #           350Asp Asn Arg Thr Leu Gly Asp Ser Ser Ala Gl #y Glu Ile Ala Leu Ser        355           #       360           #       365Thr Arg Asn Val Ser Glu Thr Arg Tyr Val Se #r Glu Leu Thr Leu Val    370               #   375               #   380Arg Val Lys Val Ala Glu Ala Gly His Tyr Th #r Met Arg Ala Phe His385                 3 #90                 3 #95                 4 #00Glu Asp Ala Glu Val Gln Leu Ser Phe Gln Le #u Gln Ile Asn Val Pro                405   #               410   #               415Val Arg Val Leu Glu Leu Ser Glu Ser His Pr #o Asp Ser Gly Glu Gln            420       #           425       #           430Thr Val Arg Cys Arg Gly Arg Gly Met Pro Gl #n Pro Asn Ile Ile Trp        435           #       440           #       445Ser Ala Cys Arg Asp Leu Lys Arg Cys Pro Ar #g Glu Leu Pro Pro Thr    450               #   455               #   460Leu Leu Gly Asn Ser Ser Glu Glu Glu Ser Gl #n Leu Glu Thr Asn Val465                 4 #70                 4 #75                 4 #80Thr Tyr Trp Glu Glu Glu Gln Glu Phe Glu Va #l Val Ser Thr Leu Arg                485   #               490   #               495Leu Gln His Val Asp Arg Pro Leu Ser Val Ar #g Cys Thr Leu Arg Asn            500       #           505       #           510Ala Val Gly Gln Asp Thr Gln Glu Val Ile Va #l Val Pro His Ser Leu        515           #       520           #       525Pro Phe Lys Val Val Val Ile Ser Ala Ile Le #u Ala Leu Val Val Leu    530               #   535               #   540Thr Ile Ile Ser Leu Ile Ile Leu Ile Met Le #u Trp Gln Lys Lys Pro545                 5 #50                 5 #55                 5 #60Arg Tyr Glu Ile Arg Trp Lys Val Ile Glu Se #r Val Ser Ser Asp Gly                565   #               570   #               575His Glu Tyr Ile Tyr Val Asp Pro Met Gln Le #u Pro Tyr Asp Ser Thr            580       #           585       #           590Trp Glu Leu Pro Arg Asp Gln Leu Val Leu Gl #y Arg Thr Leu Gly Ser        595           #       600           #       605Gly Ala Phe Gly Gln Val Val Glu Ala Thr Al #a His Gly Leu Ser His    610               #   615               #   620Ser Gln Ala Thr Met Lys Val Ala Val Lys Me #t Leu Lys Ser Thr Ala625                 6 #30                 6 #35                 6 #40Arg Ser Ser Glu Lys Gln Ala Leu Met Ser Gl #u Leu Lys Ile Met Ser                645   #               650   #               655His Leu Gly Pro His Leu Asn Val Val Asn Le #u Leu Gly Ala Cys Thr            660       #           665       #           670Lys Gly Gly Pro Ile Tyr Ile Ile Thr Glu Ty #r Cys Arg Tyr Gly Asp        675           #       680           #       685Leu Val Asp Tyr Leu His Arg Asn Lys His Th #r Phe Leu Gln His His    690               #   695               #   700Ser Asp Lys Arg Arg Pro Pro Ser Ala Glu Le #u Tyr Ser Asn Ala Leu705                 7 #10                 7 #15                 7 #20Pro Val Gly Leu Pro Leu Pro Ser His Val Se #r Leu Thr Gly Glu Ser                725   #               730   #               735Asp Gly Gly Tyr Met Asp Met Ser Lys Asp Gl #u Ser Val Asp Tyr Val            740       #           745       #           750Pro Met Leu Asp Met Lys Gly Asp Val Lys Ty #r Ala Asp Ile Glu Ser        755           #       760           #       765Ser Asn Tyr Met Ala Pro Tyr Asp Asn Tyr Va #l Pro Ser Ala Pro Glu    770               #   775               #   780Arg Thr Cys Arg Ala Thr Leu Ile Asn Glu Se #r Pro Val Leu Ser Tyr785                 7 #90                 7 #95                 8 #00Met Asp Leu Val Gly Phe Ser Tyr Gln Val Al #a Asn Gly Met Glu Phe                805   #               810   #               815Leu Ala Ser Lys Asn Cys Val His Arg Asp Le #u Ala Ala Arg Asn Val            820       #           825       #           830Leu Ile Cys Glu Gly Lys Leu Val Lys Ile Cy #s Asp Phe Gly Leu Ala        835           #       840           #       845Arg Asp Ile Met Arg Asp Ser Asn Tyr Ile Se #r Lys Gly Ser Thr Phe    850               #   855               #   860Leu Pro Met Lys Trp Met Ala Pro Glu Ser Il #e Phe Asn Ser Leu Tyr865                 8 #70                 8 #75                 8 #80Thr Thr Leu Ser Asp Val Trp Ser Phe Gly Il #e Leu Leu Trp Glu Ile                885   #               890   #               895Phe Thr Leu Gly Gly Thr Pro Tyr Pro Glu Le #u Pro Met Asn Glu Gln            900       #           905       #           910Phe Tyr Asn Ala Ile Lys Arg Gly Tyr Arg Me #t Ala Gln Pro Ala His        915           #       920           #       925Ala Ser Asp Glu Ile Tyr Glu Ile Met Gln Ly #s Cys Trp Glu Glu Lys    930               #   935               #   940Phe Glu Ile Arg Pro Pro Phe Ser Gln Leu Va #l Leu Leu Leu Glu Arg945                 9 #50                 9 #55                 9 #60Leu Leu Gly Glu Gly Tyr Lys Lys Lys Tyr Gl #n Gln Val Asp Glu Glu                965   #               970   #               975Phe Leu Arg Ser Asp His Pro Ala Ile Leu Ar #g Ser Gln Ala Arg Leu            980       #           985       #           990Pro Gly Phe His Gly Leu Arg Ser Pro Leu As #p Thr Ser Ser Val Leu        995           #      1000            #     1005Tyr Thr Ala Val Gln Pro Asn Glu Gly Asp As #n Asp Tyr Ile Ile Pro   1010               #  1015                # 1020Leu Pro Asp Pro Lys Pro Glu Val Ala Asp Gl #u Gly Pro Leu Glu Gly1025               1030  #               1035   #              1040Ser Pro Ser Leu Ala Ser Ser Thr Leu Asn Gl #u Val Asn Thr Ser Ser               1045   #              1050    #             1055Thr Ile Ser Cys Asp Ser Pro Leu Glu Pro Gl #n Asp Glu Pro Glu Pro           1060       #          1065        #         1070Glu Pro Gln Leu Glu Leu Gln Val Glu Pro Gl #u Pro Glu Leu Glu Gln       1075           #      1080            #     1085Leu Pro Asp Ser Gly Cys Pro Ala Pro Arg Al #a Glu Ala Glu Asp Ser   1090               #  1095                # 1100 Phe Leu 1105<210> SEQ ID NO 23 <211> LENGTH: 1683 <212> TYPE: DNA<213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS<222> LOCATION: (1)..(1683) <400> SEQUENCE: 23atg cgg ctt ccg ggt gcg atg cca gct ctg gc#c ctc aaa ggc gag ctg       48Met Arg Leu Pro Gly Ala Met Pro Ala Leu Al #a Leu Lys Gly Glu Leu  1               5  #                 10  #                 15ctg ttg ctg tct ctc ctg tta ctt ctg gaa cc#a cag atc tct cag ggc       96Leu Leu Leu Ser Leu Leu Leu Leu Leu Glu Pr #o Gln Ile Ser Gln Gly             20      #             25      #             30ctg gtc gtc aca ccc ccg ggg cca gag ctt gt#c ctc aat gtc tcc agc      144Leu Val Val Thr Pro Pro Gly Pro Glu Leu Va #l Leu Asn Val Ser Ser         35          #         40          #         45acc ttc gtt ctg acc tgc tcg ggt tca gct cc#g gtg gtg tgg gaa cgg      192Thr Phe Val Leu Thr Cys Ser Gly Ser Ala Pr #o Val Val Trp Glu Arg     50              #     55              #     60atg tcc cag gag ccc cca cag gaa atg gcc aa#g gcc cag gat ggc acc      240Met Ser Gln Glu Pro Pro Gln Glu Met Ala Ly #s Ala Gln Asp Gly Thr 65                  # 70                  # 75                  # 80ttc tcc agc gtg ctc aca ctg acc aac ctc ac#t ggg cta gac acg gga      288Phe Ser Ser Val Leu Thr Leu Thr Asn Leu Th #r Gly Leu Asp Thr Gly                 85  #                 90  #                 95gaa tac ttt tgc acc cac aat gac tcc cgt gg#a ctg gag acc gat gag      336Glu Tyr Phe Cys Thr His Asn Asp Ser Arg Gl #y Leu Glu Thr Asp Glu            100       #           105       #           110cgg aaa cgg ctc tac atc ttt gtg cca gat cc#c acc gtg ggc ttc ctc      384Arg Lys Arg Leu Tyr Ile Phe Val Pro Asp Pr #o Thr Val Gly Phe Leu        115           #       120           #       125cct aat gat gcc gag gaa cta ttc atc ttt ct#c acg gaa ata act gag      432Pro Asn Asp Ala Glu Glu Leu Phe Ile Phe Le #u Thr Glu Ile Thr Glu    130               #   135               #   140atc acc att cca tgc cga gta aca gac cca ca#g ctg gtg gtg aca ctg      480Ile Thr Ile Pro Cys Arg Val Thr Asp Pro Gl #n Leu Val Val Thr Leu145                 1 #50                 1 #55                 1 #60cac gag aag aaa ggg gac gtt gca ctg cct gt#c ccc tat gat cac caa      528His Glu Lys Lys Gly Asp Val Ala Leu Pro Va #l Pro Tyr Asp His Gln                165   #               170   #               175cgt ggc ttt tct ggt atc ttt gag gac aga ag#c tac atc tgc aaa acc      576Arg Gly Phe Ser Gly Ile Phe Glu Asp Arg Se #r Tyr Ile Cys Lys Thr            180       #           185       #           190acc att ggg gac agg gag gtg gat tct gat gc#c tac tat gtc tac aga      624Thr Ile Gly Asp Arg Glu Val Asp Ser Asp Al #a Tyr Tyr Val Tyr Arg        195           #       200           #       205ctc cag gtg tca tcc atc aac gtc tct gtg aa#c gca gtg cag act gtg      672Leu Gln Val Ser Ser Ile Asn Val Ser Val As #n Ala Val Gln Thr Val    210               #   215               #   220gtc cgc cag ggt gag aac atc acc ctc atg tg#c att gtg atc ggg aat      720Val Arg Gln Gly Glu Asn Ile Thr Leu Met Cy #s Ile Val Ile Gly Asn225                 2 #30                 2 #35                 2 #40gag gtg gtc aac ttc gag tgg aca tac ccc cg#c aaa gaa agt ggg cgg      768Glu Val Val Asn Phe Glu Trp Thr Tyr Pro Ar #g Lys Glu Ser Gly Arg                245   #               250   #               255ctg gtg gag ccg gtg act gac ttc ctc ttg ga#t atg cct tac cac atc      816Leu Val Glu Pro Val Thr Asp Phe Leu Leu As #p Met Pro Tyr His Ile            260       #           265       #           270cgc tcc atc ctg cac atc ccc agt gcc gag tt#a gaa gac tcg ggg acc      864Arg Ser Ile Leu His Ile Pro Ser Ala Glu Le #u Glu Asp Ser Gly Thr        275           #       280           #       285tac acc tgc aat gtg acg gag agt gtg aat ga#c cat cag gat gaa aag      912Tyr Thr Cys Asn Val Thr Glu Ser Val Asn As #p His Gln Asp Glu Lys    290               #   295               #   300gcc atc aac atc acc gtg gtt gag agc ggc ta#c gtg cgg ctc ctg gga      960Ala Ile Asn Ile Thr Val Val Glu Ser Gly Ty #r Val Arg Leu Leu Gly305                 3 #10                 3 #15                 3 #20gag gtg ggc aca cta caa ttt gct gag ctg ca#t cgg agc cgg aca ctg     1008Glu Val Gly Thr Leu Gln Phe Ala Glu Leu Hi #s Arg Ser Arg Thr Leu                325   #               330   #               335cag gta gtg ttc gag gcc tac cca ccg ccc ac#t gtc ctg tgg ttc aaa     1056Gln Val Val Phe Glu Ala Tyr Pro Pro Pro Th #r Val Leu Trp Phe Lys            340       #           345       #           350gac aac cgc acc ctg ggc gac tcc agc gct gg#c gaa atc gcc ctg tcc     1104Asp Asn Arg Thr Leu Gly Asp Ser Ser Ala Gl #y Glu Ile Ala Leu Ser        355           #       360           #       365acg cgc aac gtg tcg gag acc cgg tat gtg tc#a gag ctg aca ctg gtt     1152Thr Arg Asn Val Ser Glu Thr Arg Tyr Val Se #r Glu Leu Thr Leu Val    370               #   375               #   380cgc gtg aag gtg gca gag gct ggc cac tac ac#c atg cgg gcc ttc cat     1200Arg Val Lys Val Ala Glu Ala Gly His Tyr Th #r Met Arg Ala Phe His385                 3 #90                 3 #95                 4 #00gag gat gct gag gtc cag ctc tcc ttc cag ct#a cag atc aat gtc cct     1248Glu Asp Ala Glu Val Gln Leu Ser Phe Gln Le #u Gln Ile Asn Val Pro                405   #               410   #               415gtc cga gtg ctg gag cta agt gag agc cac cc#t gac agt ggg gaa cag     1296Val Arg Val Leu Glu Leu Ser Glu Ser His Pr #o Asp Ser Gly Glu Gln            420       #           425       #           430aca gtc cgc tgt cgt ggc cgg ggc atg ccc ca#g ccg aac atc atc tgg     1344Thr Val Arg Cys Arg Gly Arg Gly Met Pro Gl #n Pro Asn Ile Ile Trp        435           #       440           #       445tct gcc tgc aga gac ctc aaa agg tgt cca cg#t gag ctg ccg ccc acg     1392Ser Ala Cys Arg Asp Leu Lys Arg Cys Pro Ar #g Glu Leu Pro Pro Thr    450               #   455               #   460ctg ctg ggg aac agt tcc gaa gag gag agc ca#g ctg gag act aac gtg     1440Leu Leu Gly Asn Ser Ser Glu Glu Glu Ser Gl #n Leu Glu Thr Asn Val465                 4 #70                 4 #75                 4 #80acg tac tgg gag gag gag cag gag ttt gag gt#g gtg agc aca ctg cgt     1488Thr Tyr Trp Glu Glu Glu Gln Glu Phe Glu Va #l Val Ser Thr Leu Arg                485   #               490   #               495ctg cag cac gtg gat cgg cca ctg tcg gtg cg#c tgc acg ctg cgc aac     1536Leu Gln His Val Asp Arg Pro Leu Ser Val Ar #g Cys Thr Leu Arg Asn            500       #           505       #           510gct gtg ggc cag gac acg cag gag gtc atc gt#g gtg cca cac tcc ttg     1584Ala Val Gly Gln Asp Thr Gln Glu Val Ile Va #l Val Pro His Ser Leu        515           #       520           #       525ccc ttt aag gtg gtg gtg atc tca gcc atc ct#g gcc ctg gtg gtg ctc     1632Pro Phe Lys Val Val Val Ile Ser Ala Ile Le #u Ala Leu Val Val Leu    530               #   535               #   540acc atc atc tcc ctt atc atc ctc atc atg ct#t tgg cag aag aag cca     1680Thr Ile Ile Ser Leu Ile Ile Leu Ile Met Le #u Trp Gln Lys Lys Pro545                 5 #50                 5 #55                 5 #60cgt                   #                   #                  #           1683 Arg <210> SEQ ID NO 24 <211> LENGTH: 561<212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <400> SEQUENCE: 24Met Arg Leu Pro Gly Ala Met Pro Ala Leu Al #a Leu Lys Gly Glu Leu  1               5  #                 10  #                 15Leu Leu Leu Ser Leu Leu Leu Leu Leu Glu Pr #o Gln Ile Ser Gln Gly             20      #             25      #             30Leu Val Val Thr Pro Pro Gly Pro Glu Leu Va #l Leu Asn Val Ser Ser         35          #         40          #         45Thr Phe Val Leu Thr Cys Ser Gly Ser Ala Pr #o Val Val Trp Glu Arg     50              #     55              #     60Met Ser Gln Glu Pro Pro Gln Glu Met Ala Ly #s Ala Gln Asp Gly Thr 65                  # 70                  # 75                  # 80Phe Ser Ser Val Leu Thr Leu Thr Asn Leu Th #r Gly Leu Asp Thr Gly                 85  #                 90  #                 95Glu Tyr Phe Cys Thr His Asn Asp Ser Arg Gl #y Leu Glu Thr Asp Glu            100       #           105       #           110Arg Lys Arg Leu Tyr Ile Phe Val Pro Asp Pr #o Thr Val Gly Phe Leu        115           #       120           #       125Pro Asn Asp Ala Glu Glu Leu Phe Ile Phe Le #u Thr Glu Ile Thr Glu    130               #   135               #   140Ile Thr Ile Pro Cys Arg Val Thr Asp Pro Gl #n Leu Val Val Thr Leu145                 1 #50                 1 #55                 1 #60His Glu Lys Lys Gly Asp Val Ala Leu Pro Va #l Pro Tyr Asp His Gln                165   #               170   #               175Arg Gly Phe Ser Gly Ile Phe Glu Asp Arg Se #r Tyr Ile Cys Lys Thr            180       #           185       #           190Thr Ile Gly Asp Arg Glu Val Asp Ser Asp Al #a Tyr Tyr Val Tyr Arg        195           #       200           #       205Leu Gln Val Ser Ser Ile Asn Val Ser Val As #n Ala Val Gln Thr Val    210               #   215               #   220Val Arg Gln Gly Glu Asn Ile Thr Leu Met Cy #s Ile Val Ile Gly Asn225                 2 #30                 2 #35                 2 #40Glu Val Val Asn Phe Glu Trp Thr Tyr Pro Ar #g Lys Glu Ser Gly Arg                245   #               250   #               255Leu Val Glu Pro Val Thr Asp Phe Leu Leu As #p Met Pro Tyr His Ile            260       #           265       #           270Arg Ser Ile Leu His Ile Pro Ser Ala Glu Le #u Glu Asp Ser Gly Thr        275           #       280           #       285Tyr Thr Cys Asn Val Thr Glu Ser Val Asn As #p His Gln Asp Glu Lys    290               #   295               #   300Ala Ile Asn Ile Thr Val Val Glu Ser Gly Ty #r Val Arg Leu Leu Gly305                 3 #10                 3 #15                 3 #20Glu Val Gly Thr Leu Gln Phe Ala Glu Leu Hi #s Arg Ser Arg Thr Leu                325   #               330   #               335Gln Val Val Phe Glu Ala Tyr Pro Pro Pro Th #r Val Leu Trp Phe Lys            340       #           345       #           350Asp Asn Arg Thr Leu Gly Asp Ser Ser Ala Gl #y Glu Ile Ala Leu Ser        355           #       360           #       365Thr Arg Asn Val Ser Glu Thr Arg Tyr Val Se #r Glu Leu Thr Leu Val    370               #   375               #   380Arg Val Lys Val Ala Glu Ala Gly His Tyr Th #r Met Arg Ala Phe His385                 3 #90                 3 #95                 4 #00Glu Asp Ala Glu Val Gln Leu Ser Phe Gln Le #u Gln Ile Asn Val Pro                405   #               410   #               415Val Arg Val Leu Glu Leu Ser Glu Ser His Pr #o Asp Ser Gly Glu Gln            420       #           425       #           430Thr Val Arg Cys Arg Gly Arg Gly Met Pro Gl #n Pro Asn Ile Ile Trp        435           #       440           #       445Ser Ala Cys Arg Asp Leu Lys Arg Cys Pro Ar #g Glu Leu Pro Pro Thr    450               #   455               #   460Leu Leu Gly Asn Ser Ser Glu Glu Glu Ser Gl #n Leu Glu Thr Asn Val465                 4 #70                 4 #75                 4 #80Thr Tyr Trp Glu Glu Glu Gln Glu Phe Glu Va #l Val Ser Thr Leu Arg                485   #               490   #               495Leu Gln His Val Asp Arg Pro Leu Ser Val Ar #g Cys Thr Leu Arg Asn            500       #           505       #           510Ala Val Gly Gln Asp Thr Gln Glu Val Ile Va #l Val Pro His Ser Leu        515           #       520           #       525Pro Phe Lys Val Val Val Ile Ser Ala Ile Le #u Ala Leu Val Val Leu    530               #   535               #   540Thr Ile Ile Ser Leu Ile Ile Leu Ile Met Le #u Trp Gln Lys Lys Pro545                 5 #50                 5 #55                 5 #60Arg <210> SEQ ID NO 25 <211> LENGTH: 7 <212> TYPE: PRT<213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <400> SEQUENCE: 25Asp Ser Arg Trp Glu Phe Pro   1               5 <210> SEQ ID NO 26<211> LENGTH: 9 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens<400> SEQUENCE: 26 Asp Ser Arg Trp Glu Phe Pro Arg Asp  1               5 <210> SEQ ID NO 27 <211> LENGTH: 9 <212> TYPE: PRT<213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <400> SEQUENCE: 27Asp Ser Arg Trp Lys Phe Pro Arg Asp   1               5<210> SEQ ID NO 28 <211> LENGTH: 9 <212> TYPE: PRT<213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <400> SEQUENCE: 28Leu Gly Ala Cys Thr Lys Ser Gly Pro   1               5<210> SEQ ID NO 29 <211> LENGTH: 8 <212> TYPE: PRT<213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <400> SEQUENCE: 29Val His Arg Asp Leu Ala Ala Arg   1               5 <210> SEQ ID NO 30<211> LENGTH: 8 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens<400> SEQUENCE: 30 Val His Arg Asn Leu Ala Ala Arg   1               5<210> SEQ ID NO 31 <211> LENGTH: 9 <212> TYPE: PRT<213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <400> SEQUENCE: 31Leu Pro Val Lys Trp Met Ala Pro Glu   1               5<210> SEQ ID NO 32 <211> LENGTH: 9 <212> TYPE: PRT<213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <400> SEQUENCE: 32Leu Pro Met Lys Trp Met Ala Pro Glu   1               5<210> SEQ ID NO 33 <211> LENGTH: 9 <212> TYPE: PRT<213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <400> SEQUENCE: 33Leu Gly Ala Cys Met Lys Ser Gly Pro   1               5

What is claimed is:
 1. An isolated nucleic acid encoding a polypeptidecomprising an amino acid sequence having the general structure X-Y-Z,wherein Y consists of a portion of platelet derived growth factor-alphareceptor (PDGFαR) consisting essentially of amino acids 1 to 589 oramino acids 21 to 589 of SEQ ID NO: 2 and comprising Tyr572 and/orTyr574; X and Z consist of zero or at least one amino acid, wherein, ifZ is more than one amino acid, Z does not have the amino acid sequenceof human PDGFαR located downstream of amino acid
 589. 2. The nucleicacid of claim 1, encoding a polypeptide wherein X consists of zero aminoacids.
 3. The nucleic acid of claim 1, encoding a polypeptide wherein Zconsists of zero amino acids.
 4. The nucleic acid of claim 1, encoding apolypeptide wherein X and Z consist of zero amino acids.
 5. The nucleicacid of claim 1, encoding a polypeptide comprising the amino acidsequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:
 12. 6. The nucleic acid of claim 5,operably linked to at least one transcriptional regulatory element.
 7. Avector comprising the nucleic acid of claim
 6. 8. The nucleic acid ofclaim 5, encoding a polypeptide consisting of the amino acid sequenceset forth in SEQ ID NO:
 12. 9. The nucleic acid of claim 1, operablylinked to at least one transcriptional regulatory element.
 10. A vectorcomprising the nucleic acid of claim
 9. 11. An isolated nucleic acidencoding a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having thegeneral structure X-Y-Z, wherein Y consists of a portion of plateletderived growth factor-alpha receptor (PDGFαR) consisting essentially ofan amino acid sequence at least 95% identical to amino acids 1 to 589 oramino acids 21 to 589 of SEQ ID NO: 2 and comprising Tyr572 and/orTyr574; X and Z consist of zero or at least one amino acid, wherein, ifZ is more than one amino acid, Z does not have the amino acid sequenceof human PDGFαR located downstream of amino acid 589, wherein thepolypeptide is capable of binding A or B PDGF or homo/heterodimersthereof.
 12. The nucleic acid of claim 11, wherein Y consists of anamino acid sequence that is at least about 98% identical to amino acids1 to 589 or amino acids 21 to 589 of SEQ ID NO:2.
 13. The nucleic acidof claim 12, encoding a polypeptide wherein X consists of zero aminoacids.
 14. The nucleic acid of claim 12, encoding a polypeptide whereinZ consists of zero amino acids.
 15. The nucleic acid of claim 12,encoding a polypeptide wherein X and Z consist of zero amino acids. 16.The nucleic acid of claim 15, operably linked to at least onetranscriptional regulatory element.
 17. A vector comprising the nucleicacid of claim
 16. 18. The nucleic acid of claim 12, operably linked toat least one transcriptional regulatory element.
 19. A vector comprisingthe nucleic acid of claim
 18. 20. The nucleic acid of claim 11, whereinY consists of an amino acid sequence that is at least about 99%identical to a sequence from about amino acid 1 to from about amino acid589 or about amino acid 21 to about amino acid 589 of SEQ ID NO:
 2. 21.The nucleic acid of claim 20, encoding a polypeptide wherein X consistsof zero amino acids.
 22. The nucleic acid of claim 20, encoding apolypeptide wherein Z consists of zero amino acids.
 23. The nucleic acidof claim 20, encoding a polypeptide wherein X and Z consist of zeroamino acids.
 24. The nucleic acid of claim 23, operably linked to atleast one transcriptional regulatory element.
 25. The nucleic acid ofclaim 20, operably linked to at least one transcriptional regulatoryelement.
 26. A vector comprising the nucleic acid of claim
 25. 27. Thenucleic acid of claim 11, operably linked to at least onetranscriptional regulatory element.
 28. A vector comprising the nucleicacid of claim
 27. 29. The nucleic acid of claim 11, encoding apolypeptide wherein X consists of zero amino acids.
 30. The nucleic acidof claim 11, encoding a polypeptide wherein Z consists of zero aminoacids.
 31. The nucleic acid of claim 11, encoding a polypeptide whereinX and Z consist of zero amino acids.
 32. The nucleic acid of claim 31,operably linked to at least one transcriptional regulatory element. 33.The vector comprising the nucleic acid of claim
 32. 34. The nucleic acidof claim 11, comprising the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:11.
 35. The nucleic acid of claim 34, consisting of the nucleotidesequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:
 11. 36. The nucleic acid of claim 35,operably linked to at least one transcriptional regulatory element. 37.A vector comprising the nucleic acid of claim
 36. 38. An isolatednucleic acid encoding a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequencehaving the general structure X-Y-Z, wherein Y consists of a portion ofplatelet derived growth factor-alpha receptor (PDGFαR) consisting ofabout amino acid 1 to about amino acid 589 or about amino acid 21 toabout amino acid 589 of SEQ ID NO: 2; X and Z consist of zero or atleast one amino acid, wherein, if Z is more than one amino acid, Z doesnot have the amino acid sequence of human PDGFαR located downstream ofamino acid
 589. 39. The nucleic acid of claim 38, operably linked to atleast one transcriptional regulatory element.
 40. A vector comprisingthe nucleic acid of claim 39.